#A255BD#A255BD

#A255BD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.170 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A255BD
RGB	rgb(162, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(284, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(284, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.32, 48.49, -41.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.32, 64.03, 319.22°)
OKLab	oklab(58.35% 0.1232 -0.1166)
OKLCH	oklch(58.35% 0.17 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.3327, 17.8534, 50.1405)
Luminance	0.1785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#A255BD #70BD55

analogous

#6E55BD #A255BD #BD55A4

triadic

#A255BD #BDA255 #55BDA2

tetradic

#A255BD #BD6E55 #70BD55 #55A4BD

square

#A255BD #BD6E55 #70BD55 #55A4BD

split-complementary

#A255BD #A4BD55 #55BD6E

monochromatic

#5C2A6D #813C99 #A255BD #BA81CE #D2ADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#A255BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#A255BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A255BD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A255BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A255BD	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D70C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5778BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A16581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a255bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.170 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c088d1',
    500: '#a255bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a255bd;
$custom-light: #c088d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a255bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.423,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58351,
    "c": 0.16964,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A255BD

secondary

#ACCDA1

accent

#D45475

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F8F0F9

border

#D1CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A255BD

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

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