#A237C2#A237C2

#A237C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.216 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A237C2
RGB	rgb(162, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 63.06, -52.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 81.82, 320.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.1586 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.216 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.0027, 14.3099, 52.4209)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A237C2 #57C237

analogous

#5D37C2 #A237C2 #C2379D

triadic

#A237C2 #C2A237 #37C2A2

tetradic

#A237C2 #C25D37 #57C237 #379DC2

square

#A237C2 #C25D37 #57C237 #379DC2

split-complementary

#A237C2 #9DC237 #37C25D

monochromatic

#521C63 #7A2992 #A237C2 #B963D3 #CF93E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#A237C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#A237C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A237C2

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A237C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A237C2	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6DBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A15379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a237c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.216 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c178d5',
    500: '#a237c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a237c2;
$custom-light: #c178d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a237c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.187,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55083,
    "c": 0.21591,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A237C2

secondary

#99CB89

accent

#DF496B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A237C2

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

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