#A256EF#A256EF

#A256EF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.222 H 303.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A256EF
RGB	rgb(162, 86, 239)
HSL	hsl(270, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(270, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 64%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.47, 59.11, -65.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.47, 88.04, 312.17°)
OKLab	oklab(61.6% 0.1216 -0.1852)
OKLCH	oklch(61.6% 0.222 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.8045, 20.5690, 83.8339)
Luminance	0.2057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A256EF #A3EF56

analogous

#5656EF #A256EF #EF56EF

triadic

#A256EF #EFA256 #56EFA2

tetradic

#A256EF #EF5656 #A3EF56 #56EFEF

square

#A256EF #EF5656 #A3EF56 #56EFEF

split-complementary

#A256EF #EFEF56 #56EF56

monochromatic

#6512B9 #831EEA #A256EF #C18EF4 #E0C6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#A256EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#A256EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #A256EF

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A256EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##A256EF	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007CF4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#227DEC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93779B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a256ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 86, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.222 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c28af5',
    500: '#a256ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a256ef;
$custom-light: #c28af5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a256ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.804,
    "s": 82.703,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61601,
    "c": 0.22156,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A256EF

secondary

#D1EBB5

accent

#DF0673

background

#FCF8FF

surface

#F8F0FE

border

#D1CBD6

text

#130C17

muted

#827D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #A256EF

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

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