#A23EA4#A23EA4
#A23EA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.180 H 326.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23EA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 62, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 45%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 62%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.2%, 62.2%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.96, 54.60, -35.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.96, 65.19, 326.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.01% 0.1512 -0.0984) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.01% 0.18 326.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3234, 13.8084, 36.5516) |
| Luminance | 0.1381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 1.08
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 1.48
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.85
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.96
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.18
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23EA4 #40A43E
analogous
#6F3EA4 #A23EA4 #A43E73
triadic
#A23EA4 #A4A23E #3EA4A2
tetradic
#A23EA4 #A46F3E #40A43E #3E73A4
square
#A23EA4 #A46F3E #40A43E #3E73A4
split-complementary
#A23EA4 #73A43E #3EA46F
monochromatic
#4A1C4B #762D78 #A23EA4 #C05DC2 #D18AD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.58
#A23EA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.76
#A23EA4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23EA4
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23EA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23EA4 | 1.00 | 5.58 | 3.76 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3060A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#546CA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A64B6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23ea4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 62, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.180 326.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07abf',
500: '#a23ea4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23ea4; $custom-light: #c07abf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23ea4",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 62,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.824,
"s": 45.133,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54009,
"c": 0.18044,
"h": 326.9
},
"luminance": 0.13807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23EA4
secondary
#82BD81
accent
#D55356
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EEF7
border
#D1C9D0
text
#130A12
muted
#827C81