#A45BC9#A45BC9
#A45BC9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.174 H 313.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A45BC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 91, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.4%, 54.7%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.37, 48.48, -45.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.37, 66.47, 316.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.12% 0.1185 -0.1272) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.12% 0.174 313) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5917, 19.5925, 57.4699) |
| Luminance | 0.1959 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.22
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.06
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.88
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.06
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.23
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A45BC9 #80C95B
analogous
#6D5BC9 #A45BC9 #C95BB7
triadic
#A45BC9 #C9A45B #5BC9A4
tetradic
#A45BC9 #C96D5B #80C95B #5BB7C9
square
#A45BC9 #C96D5B #80C95B #5BB7C9
split-complementary
#A45BC9 #B7C95B #5BC96D
monochromatic
#632A80 #8639AE #A45BC9 #BE89D8 #D7B7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.27
#A45BC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.92
#A45BC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A45BC9
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A45BC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A45BC9 | 1.00 | 4.27 | 4.92 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D76CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#567CC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A06E89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a45bc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 91, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.174 313.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18cda',
500: '#a45bc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a45bc9; $custom-light: #c18cda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a45bc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 91,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.818,
"s": 50.459,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60123,
"c": 0.17385,
"h": 313
},
"luminance": 0.19592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A45BC9
secondary
#B9D6AA
accent
#DA4E7D
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83