#A23EA1#A23EA1
#A23EA1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.178 H 328.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23EA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 62, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 45%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 62%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 0.6%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.80, 54.06, -34.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.80, 63.91, 327.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.85% 0.151 -0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.85% 0.178 328.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0556, 13.7014, 35.1416) |
| Luminance | 0.1370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 1.13
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 1.13
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.38
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.90
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.35
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23EA1 #3EA23F
analogous
#713EA2 #A23EA1 #A23E6F
triadic
#A23EA1 #A1A23E #3EA1A2
tetradic
#A23EA1 #A2713E #3EA23F #3E6FA2
square
#A23EA1 #A2713E #3EA23F #3E6FA2
split-complementary
#A23EA1 #6FA23E #3EA271
monochromatic
#491C49 #762D75 #A23EA1 #C15CC0 #D289D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.61
#A23EA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#A23EA1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23EA1
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23EA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23EA1 | 1.00 | 5.61 | 3.74 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#335FA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#566C9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A74A6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23ea1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 62, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.178 328.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07abd',
500: '#a23ea1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23ea1; $custom-light: #c07abd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23ea1",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 62,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300.6,
"s": 44.643,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53845,
"c": 0.17785,
"h": 328.1
},
"luminance": 0.137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23EA1
secondary
#80BC80
accent
#D45553
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EEF6
border
#D1C9D0
text
#130A12
muted
#827C81