#A16AE4#A16AE4
#A16AE4 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.181 H 302.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A16AE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 106, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 69%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 54%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.4%, 53.5%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.57, 45.93, -54.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.57, 70.98, 310.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.62% 0.0967 -0.1526) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.62% 0.181 302.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8524, 23.4865, 76.1337) |
| Luminance | 0.2349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.32
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.04
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.14
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.56
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 6.38
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A16AE4 #ADE46A
analogous
#6A70E4 #A16AE4 #DE6AE4
triadic
#A16AE4 #E4A16A #6AE4A1
tetradic
#A16AE4 #E46A70 #ADE46A #6AE4DE
square
#A16AE4 #E46A70 #ADE46A #6AE4DE
split-complementary
#A16AE4 #E4DE6A #70E46A
monochromatic
#6320B3 #8036DB #A16AE4 #C29EED #E2D2F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#A16AE4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#A16AE4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A16AE4
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A16AE4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A16AE4 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D84E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F85E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94819D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a16ae4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 106, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.181 302.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c096ed',
500: '#a16ae4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a16ae4; $custom-light: #c096ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a16ae4",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 106,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.049,
"s": 69.318,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63621,
"c": 0.18069,
"h": 302.4
},
"luminance": 0.23487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A16AE4
secondary
#D7E9C0
accent
#D1147C
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F8F2FD
border
#D1CCD5
text
#130D16
muted
#827E84