#A356CB#A356CB
#A356CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.183 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A356CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 86, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 53%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 58%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.7%, 57.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.40, 51.21, -48.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.40, 70.31, 316.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.42% 0.1239 -0.1351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.42% 0.183 312.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2096, 18.7546, 58.5696) |
| Luminance | 0.1875 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.97
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.17
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.39
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.22
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.41
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A356CB #7ECB56
analogous
#6956CB #A356CB #CB56B9
triadic
#A356CB #CBA356 #56CBA3
tetradic
#A356CB #CB6956 #7ECB56 #56B9CB
square
#A356CB #CB6956 #7ECB56 #56B9CB
split-complementary
#A356CB #B9CB56 #56CB69
monochromatic
#61277F #8536AE #A356CB #BC85D9 #D6B4E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.42
#A356CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.75
#A356CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A356CB
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A356CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A356CB | 1.00 | 4.42 | 4.75 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3274CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F7AC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F6B88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a356cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 86, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.183 312.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c189db',
500: '#a356cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a356cb; $custom-light: #c189db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a356cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 86,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.487,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59418,
"c": 0.1833,
"h": 312.5
},
"luminance": 0.18754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A356CB
secondary
#B7D6A6
accent
#DC4B7D
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83