#A257CF#A257CF
#A257CF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.186 H 310.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A257CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 87, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 56%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 58%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.7%, 58%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.69, 51.33, -50.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.69, 71.66, 315.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.68% 0.1215 -0.1405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.68% 0.186 310.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5689, 19.0034, 61.1297) |
| Luminance | 0.1900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.20
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.52
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.57
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.37
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.68
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A257CF #84CF57
analogous
#6657CF #A257CF #CF57C0
triadic
#A257CF #CFA257 #57CFA2
tetradic
#A257CF #CF6657 #84CF57 #57C0CF
square
#A257CF #CF6657 #84CF57 #57C0CF
split-complementary
#A257CF #C0CF57 #57CF66
monochromatic
#622685 #8534B5 #A257CF #BC87DD #D7B6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#A257CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#A257CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A257CF
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A257CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A257CF | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E75D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C7ACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C6D8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a257cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 87, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.186 310.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18ade',
500: '#a257cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a257cf; $custom-light: #c18ade; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a257cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 87,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.5,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59678,
"c": 0.18572,
"h": 310.8
},
"luminance": 0.19003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A257CF
secondary
#BBD9A9
accent
#DF4981
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83