#A23EB8#A23EB8
#A23EB8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.198 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23EB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 62, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 50%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 66%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12%, 66.3%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.07, 58.31, -45.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.07, 74.07, 321.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.17% 0.1517 -0.1277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.17% 0.198 319.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2736, 14.5885, 46.8227) |
| Luminance | 0.1459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 1.94
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.87
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.02
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.67
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.83
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23EB8 #54B83E
analogous
#653EB8 #A23EB8 #B83E91
triadic
#A23EB8 #B8A23E #3EB8A2
tetradic
#A23EB8 #B8653E #54B83E #3E91B8
square
#A23EB8 #B8653E #54B83E #3E91B8
split-complementary
#A23EB8 #91B83E #3EB865
monochromatic
#511F5C #7A2F8A #A23EB8 #BA67CC #CF95DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.36
#A23EB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.92
#A23EB8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23EB8
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23EB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23EB8 | 1.00 | 5.36 | 3.92 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1564BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#486EB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A35376
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23eb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 62, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.198 319.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c17bce',
500: '#a23eb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23eb8; $custom-light: #c17bce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23eb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 62,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.18,
"s": 49.593,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55168,
"c": 0.19828,
"h": 319.9
},
"luminance": 0.14587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23EB8
secondary
#96C78B
accent
#D94F68
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EEF9
border
#D1C9D2
text
#130A14
muted
#827C82