#A15BC9#A15BC9
#A15BC9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.173 H 311.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A15BC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 91, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.9%, 54.7%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.01, 47.69, -46.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.01, 66.31, 315.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.78% 0.1148 -0.129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.78% 0.173 311.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9798, 19.2769, 57.4412) |
| Luminance | 0.1928 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 1.96
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.60
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.63
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.72
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.12
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A15BC9 #83C95B
analogous
#6A5BC9 #A15BC9 #C95BBA
triadic
#A15BC9 #C9A15B #5BC9A1
tetradic
#A15BC9 #C96A5B #83C95B #5BBAC9
square
#A15BC9 #C96A5B #83C95B #5BBAC9
split-complementary
#A15BC9 #BAC95B #5BC96A
monochromatic
#602A80 #8339AE #A15BC9 #BB89D8 #D6B7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.33
#A15BC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.86
#A15BC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A15BC9
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A15BC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A15BC9 | 1.00 | 4.33 | 4.86 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C76CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#547BC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D6E89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a15bc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 91, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.173 311.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8cda',
500: '#a15bc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a15bc9; $custom-light: #bf8cda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a15bc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 91,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.182,
"s": 50.459,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59776,
"c": 0.17271,
"h": 311.7
},
"luminance": 0.19276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A15BC9
secondary
#BAD6AA
accent
#DA4E81
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#120C15
muted
#817D83