#A460E2#A460E2
#A460E2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.194 H 305.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A460E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 96, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.4%, 57.5%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.76, 51.50, -55.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.76, 75.98, 312.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.33% 0.113 -0.1576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.33% 0.194 305.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2172, 21.7495, 74.3849) |
| Luminance | 0.2175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.76
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.11
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.30
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.37
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.59
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A460E2 #9EE260
analogous
#6360E2 #A460E2 #E260DF
triadic
#A460E2 #E2A460 #60E2A4
tetradic
#A460E2 #E26360 #9EE260 #60DFE2
square
#A460E2 #E26360 #9EE260 #60DFE2
split-complementary
#A460E2 #DFE260 #60E263
monochromatic
#671FA9 #862CD9 #A460E2 #C294EB #DFC8F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.93
#A460E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.35
#A460E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A460E2
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A460E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A460E2 | 1.00 | 3.93 | 5.35 | 5.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B7EE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4781DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A7998
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a460e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 96, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.194 305.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c290ec',
500: '#a460e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a460e2; $custom-light: #c290ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a460e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 96,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.385,
"s": 69.149,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62328,
"c": 0.19395,
"h": 305.6
},
"luminance": 0.21749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A460E2
secondary
#CEE6B8
accent
#D1146E
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F8F1FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130D16
muted
#827E84