#A239D4#A239D4
#A239D4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.230 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A239D4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 57, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 64%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 73%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.6%, 73.1%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.13, 65.88, -60.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.13, 89.24, 317.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.49% 0.1545 -0.1702) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.49% 0.23 312.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2449, 15.3619, 63.7519) |
| Luminance | 0.1536 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.60
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 3.76
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.23
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.30
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 5.38
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A239D4 #6BD439
analogous
#5439D4 #A239D4 #D439B8
triadic
#A239D4 #D4A239 #39D4A2
tetradic
#A239D4 #D45439 #6BD439 #39B8D4
square
#A239D4 #D45439 #6BD439 #39B8D4
split-complementary
#A239D4 #B8D439 #39D454
monochromatic
#5A1A78 #8025AB #A239D4 #BA6BDF #D19EEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.16
#A239D4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.07
#A239D4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A239D4
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A239D4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A239D4 | 1.00 | 5.16 | 4.07 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#246FD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C5C84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a239d4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 57, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.230 312.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c279e2',
500: '#a239d4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a239d4; $custom-light: #c279e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a239d4",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 57,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.645,
"s": 64.315,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56491,
"c": 0.22987,
"h": 312.2
},
"luminance": 0.15361
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A239D4
secondary
#A8D693
accent
#E74076
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EEFB
border
#D1C9D4
text
#130A15
muted
#827C83