#A455EB#A455EB

#A455EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.219 H 305.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A455EB
RGB	rgb(164, 85, 235)
HSL	hsl(272, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(272, 64%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 63.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.27, 59.08, -63.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.27, 86.60, 313.02°)
OKLab	oklab(61.43% 0.1256 -0.1795)
OKLCH	oklch(61.43% 0.219 305)
XYZ	xyz(33.5504, 20.3879, 80.7489)
Luminance	0.2039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A455EB #9CEB55

analogous

#5955EB #A455EB #EB55E7

triadic

#A455EB #EBA455 #55EBA4

tetradic

#A455EB #EB5955 #9CEB55 #55E7EB

square

#A455EB #EB5955 #9CEB55 #55E7EB

split-complementary

#A455EB #E7EB55 #55EB59

monochromatic

#6715B1 #871EE5 #A455EB #C18CF1 #DFC3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#A455EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#A455EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #A455EB

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A455EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##A455EB	1.00	4.14	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007BF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C7DE8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#977599

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a455eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 85, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.219 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c489f2',
    500: '#a455eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a455eb;
$custom-light: #c489f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a455eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.6,
    "s": 78.947,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61425,
    "c": 0.21906,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.20388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A455EB

secondary

#CCE9B3

accent

#DB0A6D

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8F0FD

border

#D1CBD5

text

#130C17

muted

#827D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #A455EB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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