#A23ACA#A23ACA
#A23ACA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.220 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23ACA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 58, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.60, 63.47, -55.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.60, 84.18, 318.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.9% 0.1548 -0.1558) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.9% 0.22 314.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0723, 14.9727, 57.3296) |
| Luminance | 0.1497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.55
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.84
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.29
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.78
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.23
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23ACA #62CA3A
analogous
#5A3ACA #A23ACA #CA3AAA
triadic
#A23ACA #CAA23A #3ACAA2
tetradic
#A23ACA #CA5A3A #62CA3A #3AAACA
square
#A23ACA #CA5A3A #62CA3A #3AAACA
split-complementary
#A23ACA #AACA3A #3ACA5A
monochromatic
#561D6C #7D2A9D #A23ACA #B96AD7 #D09AE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#A23ACA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#A23ACA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23ACA
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23ACA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23ACA | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0066CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#346FC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F587F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23aca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 58, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.220 314.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c279db',
500: '#a23aca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23aca; $custom-light: #c279db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23aca",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 58,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.333,
"s": 57.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55904,
"c": 0.21964,
"h": 314.8
},
"luminance": 0.14972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23ACA
secondary
#A2D090
accent
#E14772
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EEFB
border
#D1C9D4
text
#130A15
muted
#827C83