#A459E5#A459E5
#A459E5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.207 H 305.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A459E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 89, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 73%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 61%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.4%, 61.1%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.61, 55.75, -59.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.61, 81.46, 313.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.55% 0.1214 -0.168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.55% 0.207 305.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0220, 20.6947, 76.3684) |
| Luminance | 0.2069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.48
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.19
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.59
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.63
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.01
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A459E5 #9AE559
analogous
#5E59E5 #A459E5 #E559E0
triadic
#A459E5 #E5A459 #59E5A4
tetradic
#A459E5 #E55E59 #9AE559 #59E0E5
square
#A459E5 #E55E59 #9AE559 #59E0E5
split-complementary
#A459E5 #E0E559 #59E55E
monochromatic
#671AA9 #8724DD #A459E5 #C18EED #DEC3F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#A459E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.14
#A459E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A459E5
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A459E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A459E5 | 1.00 | 4.09 | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#047BE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B7EE2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#997697
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a459e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 89, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.207 305.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c38cee',
500: '#a459e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a459e5; $custom-light: #c38cee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a459e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 89,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.143,
"s": 72.917,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6155,
"c": 0.20723,
"h": 305.9
},
"luminance": 0.20694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A459E5
secondary
#CBE6B3
accent
#D5106C
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84