#A238AF#A238AF

#A238AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.198 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A238AF
RGB	rgb(162, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(293, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(293, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.4%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.66, 59.09, -42.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.66, 72.85, 324.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.99% 0.1585 -0.1187)
OKLCH	oklch(53.99% 0.198 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0516, 13.6062, 41.9085)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A238AF #45AF38

analogous

#6638AF #A238AF #AF3881

triadic

#A238AF #AFA238 #38AFA2

tetradic

#A238AF #AF6638 #45AF38 #3881AF

square

#A238AF #AF6638 #45AF38 #3881AF

split-complementary

#A238AF #81AF38 #38AF66

monochromatic

#4C1A52 #772981 #A238AF #BE5ACA #D088D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#A238AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#A238AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A238AF

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A238AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A238AF	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#175FB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A54C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a238af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.198 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c177c7',
    500: '#a238af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a238af;
$custom-light: #c177c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a238af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.445,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53991,
    "c": 0.198,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A238AF

secondary

#87C380

accent

#DB4D5C

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A238AF

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

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