#A45EA2#A45EA2
#A45EA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.128 H 328.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A45EA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 94, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 28%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 43%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.7%, 1.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.11, 38.94, -24.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.11, 46.17, 327.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.57% 0.1086 -0.0677) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.57% 0.128 328.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8337, 18.5078, 36.3870) |
| Luminance | 0.1851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 4.89
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 4.94
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 5.39
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.78
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.98
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A45EA2 #5EA460
analogous
#835EA4 #A45EA2 #A45E7F
triadic
#A45EA2 #A2A45E #5EA2A4
tetradic
#A45EA2 #A4835E #5EA460 #5E7FA4
square
#A45EA2 #A4835E #5EA460 #5E7FA4
split-complementary
#A45EA2 #7FA45E #5EA483
monochromatic
#573156 #7E477C #A45EA2 #BA85B9 #D0ACCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#A45EA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#A45EA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A45EA2
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A45EA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A45EA2 | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5971A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C7BA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A86478
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a45ea2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 94, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.128 328.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08ebd',
500: '#a45ea2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a45ea2; $custom-light: #c08ebd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a45ea2",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 94,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.714,
"s": 27.778,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58571,
"c": 0.12798,
"h": 328.1
},
"luminance": 0.18507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A45EA2
secondary
#9FBEA0
accent
#C46664
background
#FCF8FB
surface
#F8F0F6
border
#D1CBD0
text
#120C12
muted
#817D81