#A462A5#A462A5
#A462A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.124 H 326.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A462A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 98, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 27%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 41%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 40.6%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.09, 37.34, -25.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.09, 44.96, 326.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.35% 0.1032 -0.0684) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.35% 0.124 326.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4685, 19.3457, 37.9299) |
| Luminance | 0.1934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 3.86
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.60
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 5.87
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 6.26
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 6.68
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A462A5 #63A562
analogous
#8362A5 #A462A5 #A56285
triadic
#A462A5 #A5A462 #62A5A4
tetradic
#A462A5 #A58362 #63A562 #6285A5
square
#A462A5 #A58362 #63A562 #6285A5
split-complementary
#A462A5 #85A562 #62A583
monochromatic
#593359 #7F4A80 #A462A5 #BB89BB #D1B0D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.31
#A462A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.87
#A462A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A462A5
4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A462A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A462A5 | 1.00 | 4.31 | 4.87 | 4.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C74A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E7DA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8697C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a462a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 98, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.124 326.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c090c0',
500: '#a462a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a462a5; $custom-light: #c090c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a462a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 98,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.104,
"s": 27.126,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59348,
"c": 0.1238,
"h": 326.5
},
"luminance": 0.19344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A462A5
secondary
#A3C0A3
accent
#C36466
background
#FCF8FB
surface
#F8F0F7
border
#D1CBD0
text
#120D12
muted
#817D81