#A45BCD#A45BCD
#A45BCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.178 H 311.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A45BCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 91, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20%, 55.6%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.59, 49.35, -47.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.59, 68.44, 316.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.35% 0.1187 -0.1329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.35% 0.178 311.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0684, 19.7831, 59.9803) |
| Luminance | 0.1978 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.63
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.05
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.24
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.33
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.95
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A45BCD #84CD5B
analogous
#6B5BCD #A45BCD #CD5BBD
triadic
#A45BCD #CDA45B #5BCDA4
tetradic
#A45BCD #CD6B5B #84CD5B #5BBDCD
square
#A45BCD #CD6B5B #84CD5B #5BBDCD
split-complementary
#A45BCD #BDCD5B #5BCD6B
monochromatic
#642985 #8737B4 #A45BCD #BE8ADB #D8B9EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#A45BCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#A45BCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A45BCD
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A45BCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A45BCD | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3977D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#537CCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F6F8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a45bcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 91, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.178 311.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28cdd',
500: '#a45bcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a45bcd; $custom-light: #c28cdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a45bcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 91,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.421,
"s": 53.271,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60353,
"c": 0.1782,
"h": 311.8
},
"luminance": 0.19782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A45BCD
secondary
#BCD9AB
accent
#DD4B7F
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83