#A477C9#A477C9
#A477C9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.128 H 308.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A477C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 119, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 43%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 41%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.4%, 40.8%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.37, 33.20, -36.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.37, 48.98, 312.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.59% 0.0794 -0.0999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.59% 0.128 308.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4473, 25.3036, 58.4218) |
| Luminance | 0.2530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.00
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.93
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.70
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.24
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 7.20
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A477C9 #9CC977
analogous
#7B77C9 #A477C9 #C977C5
triadic
#A477C9 #C9A477 #77C9A4
tetradic
#A477C9 #C97B77 #9CC977 #77C5C9
square
#A477C9 #C97B77 #9CC977 #77C5C9
split-complementary
#A477C9 #C5C977 #77C97B
monochromatic
#67388D #874BB8 #A477C9 #C1A3DA #DFCFEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#A477C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.06
#A477C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A477C9
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A477C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A477C9 | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.06 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6588CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#708AC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F8396
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a477c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 119, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.128 308.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c09fd9',
500: '#a477c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a477c9; $custom-light: #c09fd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a477c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 119,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.927,
"s": 43.158,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6459,
"c": 0.12759,
"h": 308.5
},
"luminance": 0.25303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A477C9
secondary
#CCDDBF
accent
#B62F6C
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F7F2FA
border
#D0CCD3
text
#120E15
muted
#817E83