#A16ADA#A16ADA
#A16ADA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.169 H 304.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A16ADA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 106, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 60%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 51%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.1%, 51.4%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.02, 43.54, -49.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.02, 65.83, 311.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.03% 0.0961 -0.1387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.03% 0.169 304.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5041, 22.9472, 69.0330) |
| Luminance | 0.2295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.46
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.97
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.13
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.31
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.42
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A16ADA #A3DA6A
analogous
#6A6BDA #A16ADA #D96ADA
triadic
#A16ADA #DAA16A #6ADAA1
tetradic
#A16ADA #DA6A6B #A3DA6A #6ADAD9
square
#A16ADA #DA6A6B #A3DA6A #6ADAD9
split-complementary
#A16ADA #DAD96A #6BDA6A
monochromatic
#6428A1 #8239CE #A16ADA #C09BE6 #DFCCF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#A16ADA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.59
#A16ADA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A16ADA
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A16ADA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A16ADA | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.59 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4782DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5784D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#977E98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a16ada; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 106, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.169 304.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf96e6',
500: '#a16ada',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a16ada; $custom-light: #bf96e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a16ada",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 106,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.464,
"s": 60.215,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63034,
"c": 0.16875,
"h": 304.7
},
"luminance": 0.22947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A16ADA
secondary
#D0E4BC
accent
#C81E74
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F8F2FC
border
#D1CCD5
text
#120D16
muted
#817E84