#A522A0#A522A0

#A522A0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.211 H 329.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A522A0
RGB	rgb(165, 34, 160)
HSL	hsl(302, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(302, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 3%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 64.57, -38.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 75.10, 329.30°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.1826 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.211 329.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.4341, 11.6832, 34.3244)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A522A0 #22A527

analogous

#6922A5 #A522A0 #A5225F

triadic

#A522A0 #A0A522 #22A0A5

tetradic

#A522A0 #A56922 #22A527 #225FA5

square

#A522A0 #A56922 #22A527 #225FA5

split-complementary

#A522A0 #5FA522 #22A569

monochromatic

#400D3E #72186F #A522A0 #D430CE #DF63DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#A522A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#A522A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A522A0

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A522A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A522A0	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0755A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C669D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB3661

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a522a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 34, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.211 329.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46ebc',
    500: '#a522a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a522a0;
$custom-light: #c46ebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a522a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.29,
    "s": 65.829,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51697,
    "c": 0.21119,
    "h": 329.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A522A0

secondary

#5FC463

accent

#E9463F

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A522A0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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