#A23EA6#A23EA6
#A23EA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.182 H 326.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23EA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 62, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 46%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 63%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.4%, 62.7%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.06, 54.95, -36.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.06, 66.05, 326.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.12% 0.1513 -0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.12% 0.182 326.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5054, 13.8813, 37.5103) |
| Luminance | 0.1388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 1.21
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 1.78
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.52
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.72
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.39
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23EA6 #42A63E
analogous
#6E3EA6 #A23EA6 #A63E76
triadic
#A23EA6 #A6A23E #3EA6A2
tetradic
#A23EA6 #A66E3E #42A63E #3E76A6
square
#A23EA6 #A66E3E #42A63E #3E76A6
split-complementary
#A23EA6 #76A63E #3EA66E
monochromatic
#4B1D4D #772D79 #A23EA6 #BF5EC3 #D18BD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.56
#A23EA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.78
#A23EA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23EA6
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23EA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23EA6 | 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)
#2E60A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#536DA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A64C6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23ea6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 62, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.182 326.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07ac1',
500: '#a23ea6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23ea6; $custom-light: #c07ac1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23ea6",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 62,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.692,
"s": 45.614,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54119,
"c": 0.18218,
"h": 326.2
},
"luminance": 0.1388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23EA6
secondary
#84BE82
accent
#D55358
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EEF7
border
#D1C9D0
text
#130A12
muted
#827C81