#A459E9#A459E9
#A459E9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.212 H 305.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A459E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 89, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 77%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 62%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.6%, 61.8%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.86, 56.67, -61.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.86, 83.44, 312.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.81% 0.1212 -0.1734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.81% 0.212 305) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5870, 20.9207, 79.3437) |
| Luminance | 0.2092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 1.61
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.63
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.53
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.03
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.34
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A459E9 #9EE959
analogous
#5C59E9 #A459E9 #E959E6
triadic
#A459E9 #E9A459 #59E9A4
tetradic
#A459E9 #E95C59 #9EE959 #59E6E9
square
#A459E9 #E95C59 #9EE959 #59E6E9
split-complementary
#A459E9 #E6E959 #59E95C
monochromatic
#6717B0 #8623E2 #A459E9 #C28FF0 #DFC5F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#A459E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#A459E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A459E9
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A459E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A459E9 | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007CEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#367EE6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#987799
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a459e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 89, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.212 305.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c38cf1',
500: '#a459e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a459e9; $custom-light: #c38cf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a459e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 89,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.25,
"s": 76.596,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6181,
"c": 0.21156,
"h": 305
},
"luminance": 0.2092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A459E9
secondary
#CEE9B5
accent
#D90D6E
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C17
muted
#827D85