#A16DCA#A16DCA
#A16DCA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.145 H 308.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A16DCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 109, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 47%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 46%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.3%, 46%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.84, 38.16, -40.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.84, 55.70, 313.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.64% 0.0902 -0.1131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.64% 0.145 308.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8252, 22.7790, 58.6386) |
| Luminance | 0.2278 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 2.98
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.36
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.01
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.13
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.82
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A16DCA #96CA6D
analogous
#726DCA #A16DCA #CA6DC5
triadic
#A16DCA #CAA16D #6DCAA1
tetradic
#A16DCA #CA726D #96CA6D #6DC5CA
square
#A16DCA #CA726D #96CA6D #6DC5CA
split-complementary
#A16DCA #C5CA6D #6DCA72
monochromatic
#64328A #8443B7 #A16DCA #BE9ADA #DBC7EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#A16DCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#A16DCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A16DCA
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A16DCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A16DCA | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.56 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5781CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6484C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C7C92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a16dca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 109, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.145 308.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf98da',
500: '#a16dca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a16dca; $custom-light: #bf98da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a16dca",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 109,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.548,
"s": 46.734,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62636,
"c": 0.14467,
"h": 308.6
},
"luminance": 0.22779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A16DCA
secondary
#C7DBB8
accent
#BA2C6A
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F7F2FB
border
#D0CCD4
text
#120E15
muted
#817E83