#A490EE#A490EE
#A490EE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.135 H 292.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A490EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 144, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 73%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 39%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.1%, 39.5%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.97, 27.89, -44.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.97, 52.74, 301.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.9% 0.0516 -0.1253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.9% 0.135 292.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7118, 34.0113, 85.2922) |
| Luminance | 0.3401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.34
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.88
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.41
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.55
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.87
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A490EE #DAEE90
analogous
#90ABEE #A490EE #D390EE
triadic
#A490EE #EEA490 #90EEA4
tetradic
#A490EE #EE90AB #DAEE90 #90EED3
square
#A490EE #EE90AB #DAEE90 #90EED3
split-complementary
#A490EE #EED390 #ABEE90
monochromatic
#4D26DE #785BE6 #A490EE #D0C5F6 #E9E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#A490EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#A490EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A490EE
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A490EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A490EE | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#749FF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#769CEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93A1B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a490ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 144, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.135 292.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b0f4',
500: '#a490ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a490ee; $custom-light: #c1b0f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a490ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 144,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.766,
"s": 73.438,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70904,
"c": 0.13548,
"h": 292.4
},
"luminance": 0.34012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A490EE
secondary
#EDF3D8
accent
#D610AC
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F5FD
border
#D1CFD5
text
#121017
muted
#817F85