#A17CE0#A17CE0
#A17CE0 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.148 H 299.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17CE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 124, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 62%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 45%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.1%, 44.6%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.32, 34.95, -45.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.32, 57.71, 307.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.35% 0.0726 -0.1287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.35% 0.148 299.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3570, 27.3740, 73.9275) |
| Luminance | 0.2737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.25
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.48
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.10
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.86
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.98
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17CE0 #BBE07C
analogous
#7C89E0 #A17CE0 #D37CE0
triadic
#A17CE0 #E0A17C #7CE0A1
tetradic
#A17CE0 #E07C89 #BBE07C #7CE0D3
square
#A17CE0 #E07C89 #BBE07C #7CE0D3
split-complementary
#A17CE0 #E0D37C #89E07C
monochromatic
#5F2BB6 #7D4BD4 #A17CE0 #C5ADEC #E8DFF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#A17CE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#A17CE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17CE0
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17CE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17CE0 | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F8FE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#678EDD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#958EA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17ce0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 124, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.148 299.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa2ea',
500: '#a17ce0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17ce0; $custom-light: #bfa2ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17ce0",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 124,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.2,
"s": 61.728,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66346,
"c": 0.14778,
"h": 299.4
},
"luminance": 0.27374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17CE0
secondary
#E0EBCD
accent
#C91C89
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F7F3FD
border
#D0CDD5
text
#120F16
muted
#817F84