#A162D2#A162D2
#A162D2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.172 H 308.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A162D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 98, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 55%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 53%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.3%, 53.3%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.91, 46.01, -48.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.91, 66.62, 313.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.34% 0.1061 -0.1352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.34% 0.172 308.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6962, 20.9660, 63.3900) |
| Luminance | 0.2097 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.21
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.51
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.13
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.22
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.30
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A162D2 #93D262
analogous
#6962D2 #A162D2 #D262CB
triadic
#A162D2 #D2A162 #62D2A1
tetradic
#A162D2 #D26962 #93D262 #62CBD2
square
#A162D2 #D26962 #93D262 #62CBD2
split-complementary
#A162D2 #CBD262 #62D269
monochromatic
#632990 #8437C0 #A162D2 #BD92E0 #DAC1ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#A162D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#A162D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A162D2
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A162D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A162D2 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#407CD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#547FCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A7691
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a162d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 98, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.172 308.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf91e0',
500: '#a162d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a162d2; $custom-light: #bf91e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a162d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 98,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.75,
"s": 55.446,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61336,
"c": 0.17189,
"h": 308.1
},
"luminance": 0.20966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A162D2
secondary
#C5DDB3
accent
#C32369
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F1FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#120D15
muted
#817E83