#A237C4#A237C4

#A237C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.218 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A237C4
RGB	rgb(162, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 63.45, -53.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 82.74, 320.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.1584 -0.1494)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.218 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.2288, 14.4004, 53.6118)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A237C4 #59C437

analogous

#5C37C4 #A237C4 #C437A0

triadic

#A237C4 #C4A237 #37C4A2

tetradic

#A237C4 #C45C37 #59C437 #37A0C4

square

#A237C4 #C45C37 #59C437 #37A0C4

split-complementary

#A237C4 #A0C437 #37C45C

monochromatic

#531C64 #7B2A94 #A237C4 #B965D4 #CF94E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#A237C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#A237C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A237C4

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A237C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A237C4	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386DC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A0547A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a237c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.218 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c278d7',
    500: '#a237c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a237c4;
$custom-light: #c278d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a237c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.532,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55215,
    "c": 0.21768,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A237C4

secondary

#9ACC8B

accent

#DF486D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A237C4

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

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