#A259D9#A259D9
#A259D9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.194 H 307.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A259D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 89, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 63%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 59%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.3%, 59%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.65, 52.55, -54.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.65, 75.47, 314.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.57% 0.1191 -0.1527) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.57% 0.194 307.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9945, 19.8363, 67.8282) |
| Luminance | 0.1984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.23
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.98
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.33
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.97
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.82
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A259D9 #90D959
analogous
#6259D9 #A259D9 #D959D0
triadic
#A259D9 #D9A259 #59D9A2
tetradic
#A259D9 #D96259 #90D959 #59D0D9
square
#A259D9 #D96259 #90D959 #59D0D9
split-complementary
#A259D9 #D0D959 #59D962
monochromatic
#642295 #852EC7 #A259D9 #BE8BE4 #DABDF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.23
#A259D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#A259D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A259D9
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A259D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A259D9 | 1.00 | 4.23 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2478DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#467CD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A7291
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a259d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 89, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.194 307.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18be5',
500: '#a259d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a259d9; $custom-light: #c18be5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a259d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 89,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.219,
"s": 62.745,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60566,
"c": 0.19363,
"h": 307.9
},
"luminance": 0.19836
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A259D9
secondary
#C3E0AE
accent
#E64288
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FC
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84