#A279F9#A279F9
#A279F9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.184 H 295.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A279F9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 121, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 91%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 51%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.9%, 51.4%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.06, 43.15, -58.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.06, 72.78, 306.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.36% 0.0803 -0.1658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.36% 0.184 295.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8322, 28.1950, 93.0004) |
| Luminance | 0.2820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.20
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.10
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.33
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 5.71
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.72
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A279F9 #D0F979
analogous
#7990F9 #A279F9 #E279F9
triadic
#A279F9 #F9A279 #79F9A2
tetradic
#A279F9 #F97990 #D0F979 #79F9E2
square
#A279F9 #F97990 #D0F979 #79F9E2
split-complementary
#A279F9 #F9E279 #90F979
monochromatic
#530BED #793EF6 #A279F9 #CBB4FC #EBE2FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#A279F9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.64
#A279F9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A279F9
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A279F9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A279F9 | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.64 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4792FD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#518FF6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E92AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a279f9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 121, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.184 295.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a1fc',
500: '#a279f9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a279f9; $custom-light: #c1a1fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a279f9",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 121,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.219,
"s": 91.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67355,
"c": 0.1842,
"h": 295.8
},
"luminance": 0.28196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A279F9
secondary
#EBF6D5
accent
#E6009C
background
#FCF9FF
surface
#F8F2FF
border
#D1CCD7
text
#130F17
muted
#827E85