#A23CB2#A23CB2
#A23CB2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.196 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23CB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 60, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 66.3%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.42, 58.01, -43.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.42, 72.32, 323.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.59% 0.154 -0.1204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.59% 0.196 322) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5512, 14.1288, 43.5448) |
| Luminance | 0.1413 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 1.95
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.14
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.54
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.94
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.37
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23CB2 #4CB23C
analogous
#673CB2 #A23CB2 #B23C87
triadic
#A23CB2 #B2A23C #3CB2A2
tetradic
#A23CB2 #B2673C #4CB23C #3C87B2
square
#A23CB2 #B2673C #4CB23C #3C87B2
split-complementary
#A23CB2 #87B23C #3CB267
monochromatic
#4F1D56 #782D84 #A23CB2 #BC61CA #CF8FD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.49
#A23CB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.83
#A23CB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23CB2
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23CB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23CB2 | 1.00 | 5.49 | 3.83 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1C62B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B6DAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A45072
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23cb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 60, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.196 322.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c17ac9',
500: '#a23cb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23cb2; $custom-light: #c17ac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23cb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 60,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.864,
"s": 49.58,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54589,
"c": 0.1955,
"h": 322
},
"luminance": 0.14127
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23CB2
secondary
#8EC486
accent
#D94F61
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EEF8
border
#D1C9D1
text
#130A13
muted
#827C82