#A23BA2#A23BA2
#A23BA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.183 H 327.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23BA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 59, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 47%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 64%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.39, 55.53, -35.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.39, 65.81, 327.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.56% 0.1547 -0.0976) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.56% 0.183 327.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9855, 13.4195, 35.5550) |
| Luminance | 0.1342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 1.51
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 1.74
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.11
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.61
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.81
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23BA2 #3BA23B
analogous
#6E3BA2 #A23BA2 #A23B6E
triadic
#A23BA2 #A2A23B #3BA2A2
tetradic
#A23BA2 #A26E3B #3BA23B #3B6EA2
square
#A23BA2 #A26E3B #3BA23B #3B6EA2
split-complementary
#A23BA2 #6EA23B #3BA26E
monochromatic
#481A48 #752B75 #A23BA2 #C258C2 #D385D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.70
#A23BA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#A23BA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23BA2
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23BA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23BA2 | 1.00 | 5.70 | 3.68 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E5EA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#546B9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A74869
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23ba2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 59, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.183 327.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c179be',
500: '#a23ba2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23ba2; $custom-light: #c179be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23ba2",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 59,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 46.606,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53562,
"c": 0.1829,
"h": 327.8
},
"luminance": 0.13418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23BA2
secondary
#7CBD7C
accent
#D65252
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EEF7
border
#D1C9D0
text
#130912
muted
#827B81