#A255BE#A255BE

#A255BE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.171 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A255BE
RGB	rgb(162, 85, 190)
HSL	hsl(284, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(284, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 55.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 48.70, -42.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 64.52, 319.00°)
OKLab	oklab(58.41% 0.1233 -0.1181)
OKLCH	oklch(58.41% 0.171 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.4417, 17.8970, 50.7141)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#A255BE #71BE55

analogous

#6E55BE #A255BE #BE55A6

triadic

#A255BE #BEA255 #55BEA2

tetradic

#A255BE #BE6E55 #71BE55 #55A6BE

square

#A255BE #BE6E55 #71BE55 #55A6BE

split-complementary

#A255BE #A6BE55 #55BE6E

monochromatic

#5C2A6E #813B9B #A255BE #BA81CF #D2AEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#A255BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#A255BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A255BE

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A255BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A255BE	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C71C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5678BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A16681

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a255be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 85, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.171 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c088d2',
    500: '#a255be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a255be;
$custom-light: #c088d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a255be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284,
    "s": 44.681,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58407,
    "c": 0.17069,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A255BE

secondary

#ADCEA1

accent

#D45376

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F8F0F9

border

#D1CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A255BE

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

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