#A237B0#A237B0

#A237B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.200 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A237B0
RGB	rgb(162, 55, 176)
HSL	hsl(293, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(293, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 68.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.58, 59.67, -43.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.58, 73.74, 324.01°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.1595 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.2 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1022, 13.5497, 42.4117)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A237B0 #45B037

analogous

#6637B0 #A237B0 #B03781

triadic

#A237B0 #B0A237 #37B0A2

tetradic

#A237B0 #B06637 #45B037 #3781B0

square

#A237B0 #B06637 #45B037 #3781B0

split-complementary

#A237B0 #81B037 #37B066

monochromatic

#4C1A53 #772881 #A237B0 #BE59CB #D088DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#A237B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#A237B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A237B0

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A237B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A237B0	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#135FB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A44C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a237b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 55, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.200 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c177c8',
    500: '#a237b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a237b0;
$custom-light: #c177c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a237b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.058,
    "s": 52.381,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5395,
    "c": 0.20012,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A237B0

secondary

#87C47F

accent

#DC4C5D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A237B0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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