#A251CE#A251CE

#A251CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.193 H 311.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A251CE
RGB	rgb(162, 81, 206)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(279, 61%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 60.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.52, 54.10, -51.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.52, 74.56, 316.52°)
OKLab	oklab(58.81% 0.1289 -0.1442)
OKLCH	oklch(58.81% 0.193 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.9813, 18.0232, 60.3327)
Luminance	0.1802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A251CE #7DCE51

analogous

#6451CE #A251CE #CE51BC

triadic

#A251CE #CEA251 #51CEA2

tetradic

#A251CE #CE6451 #7DCE51 #51BCCE

square

#A251CE #CE6451 #7DCE51 #51BCCE

split-complementary

#A251CE #BCCE51 #51CE64

monochromatic

#602480 #8432B0 #A251CE #BC81DB #D5B1E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#A251CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#A251CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #A251CE

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A251CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##A251CE	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2172D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4777CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D6888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a251ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 81, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.193 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c186dd',
    500: '#a251ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a251ce;
$custom-light: #c186dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a251ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.88,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58809,
    "c": 0.19346,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A251CE

secondary

#B6D7A4

accent

#DF487E

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8F0FB

border

#D1CBD4

text

#130B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A251CE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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