#A23CAC#A23CAC
#A23CAC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.190 H 324.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23CAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 60, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.8%, 65.1%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.08, 56.90, -40.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.08, 69.66, 324.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.24% 0.154 -0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.24% 0.19 324.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9619, 13.8930, 40.4412) |
| Luminance | 0.1389 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.21
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.55
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.96
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.84
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.92
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23CAC #46AC3C
analogous
#6A3CAC #A23CAC #AC3C7E
triadic
#A23CAC #ACA23C #3CACA2
tetradic
#A23CAC #AC6A3C #46AC3C #3C7EAC
square
#A23CAC #AC6A3C #46AC3C #3C7EAC
split-complementary
#A23CAC #7EAC3C #3CAC6A
monochromatic
#4D1C51 #772C7F #A23CAC #BE5EC7 #D08CD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.56
#A23CAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.78
#A23CAC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23CAC
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23CAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23CAC | 1.00 | 5.56 | 3.78 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2460AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F6CA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A54D6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23cac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 60, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.190 324.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c179c5',
500: '#a23cac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23cac; $custom-light: #c179c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23cac",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 60,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.643,
"s": 48.276,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54237,
"c": 0.19018,
"h": 324.1
},
"luminance": 0.13892
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23CAC
secondary
#88C182
accent
#D8505C
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EEF8
border
#D1C9D1
text
#130A13
muted
#827C82