#A159DD#A159DD
#A159DD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.198 H 306.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A159DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 89, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 60%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.1%, 59.7%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.77, 53.23, -56.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.77, 77.44, 313.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.71% 0.1178 -0.1588) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.71% 0.198 306.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3187, 19.9426, 70.5920) |
| Luminance | 0.1994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.80
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.37
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.91
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.35
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.45
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A159DD #95DD59
analogous
#5F59DD #A159DD #DD59D7
triadic
#A159DD #DDA159 #59DDA1
tetradic
#A159DD #DD5F59 #95DD59 #59D7DD
square
#A159DD #DD5F59 #95DD59 #59D7DD
split-complementary
#A159DD #D7DD59 #59DD5F
monochromatic
#63209C #842ACF #A159DD #BE8CE7 #DBBFF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#A159DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#A159DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A159DD
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A159DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A159DD | 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)
#1C79E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#407CDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#977393
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a159dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 89, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.198 306.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08be8',
500: '#a159dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a159dd; $custom-light: #c08be8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a159dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 89,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.727,
"s": 66,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60705,
"c": 0.19772,
"h": 306.6
},
"luminance": 0.19942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A159DD
secondary
#C7E2B0
accent
#CE186A
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84