#A459CE#A459CE
#A459CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.182 H 311.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A459CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 89, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 54%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 57%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.4%, 56.8%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.26, 50.60, -48.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.26, 70.10, 316.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.13% 0.1214 -0.1361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.13% 0.182 311.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0208, 19.4942, 60.5619) |
| Luminance | 0.1949 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.92
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.90
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.07
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.45
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.82
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A459CE #83CE59
analogous
#6A59CE #A459CE #CE59BD
triadic
#A459CE #CEA459 #59CEA4
tetradic
#A459CE #CE6A59 #83CE59 #59BDCE
square
#A459CE #CE6A59 #83CE59 #59BDCE
split-complementary
#A459CE #BDCE59 #59CE6A
monochromatic
#642785 #8735B5 #A459CE #BE88DC #D8B8EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#A459CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.90
#A459CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A459CE
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A459CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A459CE | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3576D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#517CCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F6E8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a459ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 89, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.182 311.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28bdd',
500: '#a459ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a459ce; $custom-light: #c28bdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a459ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 89,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.462,
"s": 54.419,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60129,
"c": 0.18235,
"h": 311.7
},
"luminance": 0.19494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A459CE
secondary
#BBD9AA
accent
#DE4A7F
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83