#A157E3#A157E3
#A157E3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.207 H 305.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A157E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 87, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 71%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.1%, 61.7%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.77, 55.61, -59.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.77, 81.55, 313.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.82% 0.12 -0.1688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.82% 0.207 305.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9682, 19.9397, 74.8228) |
| Luminance | 0.1994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.12
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.67
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.94
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.85
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.97
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A157E3 #99E357
analogous
#5B57E3 #A157E3 #E357DF
triadic
#A157E3 #E3A157 #57E3A1
tetradic
#A157E3 #E35B57 #99E357 #57DFE3
square
#A157E3 #E35B57 #99E357 #57DFE3
split-complementary
#A157E3 #DFE357 #57E35B
monochromatic
#641BA4 #8424D9 #A157E3 #BE8BEC #DCC0F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#A157E3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#A157E3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A157E3
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A157E3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A157E3 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0079E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#377CE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#967495
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a157e3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 87, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.207 305.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18aec',
500: '#a157e3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a157e3; $custom-light: #c18aec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a157e3",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 87,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.714,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6082,
"c": 0.20707,
"h": 305.4
},
"luminance": 0.1994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A157E3
secondary
#C9E5B1
accent
#D3126D
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84