#A46CD9#A46CD9
#A46CD9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.165 H 306.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A46CD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 108, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 59%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 50%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.4%, 50.2%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.71, 43.00, -47.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.71, 64.21, 312.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.61% 0.097 -0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.61% 0.165 306) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1942, 23.6276, 68.4441) |
| Luminance | 0.2363 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.88
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.73
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.26
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.55
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.74
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A46CD9 #A1D96C
analogous
#6D6CD9 #A46CD9 #D96CD7
triadic
#A46CD9 #D9A46C #6CD9A4
tetradic
#A46CD9 #D96D6C #A1D96C #6CD7D9
square
#A46CD9 #D96D6C #A1D96C #6CD7D9
split-complementary
#A46CD9 #D7D96C #6CD96D
monochromatic
#672AA1 #863BCC #A46CD9 #C29DE6 #E0CDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#A46CD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#A46CD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A46CD9
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A46CD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A46CD9 | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C84DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C86D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C7F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a46cd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 108, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.165 306.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c197e5',
500: '#a46cd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a46cd9; $custom-light: #c197e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a46cd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 108,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.826,
"s": 58.919,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63606,
"c": 0.16523,
"h": 306
},
"luminance": 0.23627
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A46CD9
secondary
#D0E4BD
accent
#C71F70
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F8F2FC
border
#D1CCD5
text
#130E16
muted
#827E84