#A23EB5#A23EB5
#A23EB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.196 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23EB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 62, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 49%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 66%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.5%, 65.7%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.89, 57.74, -44.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.89, 72.71, 322.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.99% 0.1517 -0.1234) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.99% 0.196 320.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9624, 14.4641, 45.1841) |
| Luminance | 0.1446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 1.91
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.52
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.83
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.32
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.09
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23EB5 #51B53E
analogous
#663EB5 #A23EB5 #B53E8D
triadic
#A23EB5 #B5A23E #3EB5A2
tetradic
#A23EB5 #B5663E #51B53E #3E8DB5
square
#A23EB5 #B5663E #51B53E #3E8DB5
split-complementary
#A23EB5 #8DB53E #3EB566
monochromatic
#501F5A #792E87 #A23EB5 #BA66CA #CF93DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.39
#A23EB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#A23EB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23EB5
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23EB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23EB5 | 1.00 | 5.39 | 3.89 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1B63B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A6EB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A35274
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23eb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 62, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.196 320.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c17bcc',
500: '#a23eb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23eb5; $custom-light: #c17bcc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23eb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 62,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.42,
"s": 48.971,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54987,
"c": 0.19555,
"h": 320.9
},
"luminance": 0.14463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23EB5
secondary
#93C589
accent
#D94F65
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EEF9
border
#D1C9D2
text
#130A13
muted
#827C82