#A287C9#A287C9
#A287C9 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.100 H 302.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A287C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 135, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 38%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 33%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.4%, 32.8%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.98, 23.49, -30.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.98, 38.42, 307.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.29% 0.0537 -0.0839) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.29% 0.1 302.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1047, 29.2264, 59.0916) |
| Luminance | 0.2923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.99
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.65
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.47
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.49
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.83
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A287C9 #AEC987
analogous
#878DC9 #A287C9 #C387C9
triadic
#A287C9 #C9A287 #87C9A2
tetradic
#A287C9 #C9878D #AEC987 #87C9C3
square
#A287C9 #C9878D #AEC987 #87C9C3
split-complementary
#A287C9 #C9C387 #8DC987
monochromatic
#634293 #815DB6 #A287C9 #C3B1DC #E3DBEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#A287C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.85
#A287C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A287C9
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A287C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A287C9 | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.85 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7993CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E93C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C919F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a287c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 135, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.100 302.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#beaad9',
500: '#a287c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a287c9; $custom-light: #beaad9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a287c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 135,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.545,
"s": 37.931,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67286,
"c": 0.09963,
"h": 302.6
},
"luminance": 0.29226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A287C9
secondary
#D8E1CB
accent
#B1357E
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F4FA
border
#D0CED3
text
#121014
muted
#817F83