#A46CA2#A46CA2
#A46CA2 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.102 H 328.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A46CA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 108, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 24%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 34%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 1.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.20, 31.20, -20.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.20, 37.09, 327.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.9% 0.0869 -0.0544) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.102 328) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1935, 21.2274, 36.8403) |
| Luminance | 0.2123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 2.35
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.32
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 7.46
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 7.53
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A46CA2 #6CA46E
analogous
#8A6CA4 #A46CA2 #A46C86
triadic
#A46CA2 #A2A46C #6CA2A4
tetradic
#A46CA2 #A48A6C #6CA46E #6C86A4
square
#A46CA2 #A48A6C #6CA46E #6C86A4
split-complementary
#A46CA2 #86A46C #6CA48A
monochromatic
#5C395B #825180 #A46CA2 #BB92BA #D3B8D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#A46CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#A46CA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A46CA2
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A46CA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A46CA2 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#697AA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7782A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A87180
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a46ca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 108, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.102 328.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c097bd',
500: '#a46ca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a46ca2; $custom-light: #c097bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a46ca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 108,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.143,
"s": 23.529,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60897,
"c": 0.10249,
"h": 328
},
"luminance": 0.21226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A46CA2
secondary
#AAC2AB
accent
#C06B68
background
#FBF9FB
surface
#F7F2F6
border
#D0CCD0
text
#120D12
muted
#817E81