#A46CBB#A46CBB
#A46CBB is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.130 H 315.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A46CBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 108, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 42%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.3%, 42.2%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.25, 36.29, -32.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.25, 48.99, 317.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.03% 0.0928 -0.0909) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.03% 0.13 315.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6407, 22.2062, 49.7289) |
| Luminance | 0.2220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.00
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.50
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.85
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 4.90
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.05
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A46CBB #83BB6C
analogous
#7D6CBB #A46CBB #BB6CAA
triadic
#A46CBB #BBA46C #6CBBA4
tetradic
#A46CBB #BB7D6C #83BB6C #6CAABB
square
#A46CBB #BB7D6C #83BB6C #6CAABB
split-complementary
#A46CBB #AABB6C #6CBB7D
monochromatic
#643776 #874AA0 #A46CBB #BE96CE #D8C0E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.86
#A46CBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.44
#A46CBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A46CBB
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A46CBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A46CBB | 1.00 | 3.86 | 5.44 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E7EBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D83B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3778B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a46cbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 108, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.130 315.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c097cf',
500: '#a46cbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a46cbb; $custom-light: #c097cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a46cbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 108,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.532,
"s": 36.744,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62031,
"c": 0.12987,
"h": 315.6
},
"luminance": 0.22205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A46CBB
secondary
#BBD1B2
accent
#CD5B7C
background
#FBF9FC
surface
#F7F2F9
border
#D0CCD2
text
#120D14
muted
#817E82