#A490EF#A490EF
#A490EF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.137 H 292.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A490EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 144, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 40%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.4%, 39.7%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.02, 28.14, -45.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.02, 53.28, 301.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.96% 0.0518 -0.1267) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.96% 0.137 292.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8591, 34.0702, 86.0681) |
| Luminance | 0.3407 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.32
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.78
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.30
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.54
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.78
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A490EF #DBEF90
analogous
#90ABEF #A490EF #D490EF
triadic
#A490EF #EFA490 #90EFA4
tetradic
#A490EF #EF90AB #DBEF90 #90EFD4
square
#A490EF #EF90AB #DBEF90 #90EFD4
split-complementary
#A490EF #EFD490 #ABEF90
monochromatic
#4C25E0 #785BE7 #A490EF #D0C5F7 #E9E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#A490EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#A490EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A490EF
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A490EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A490EF | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#749FF3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#769CED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93A1B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a490ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 144, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.137 292.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b0f4',
500: '#a490ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a490ef; $custom-light: #c1b0f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a490ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 144,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.632,
"s": 74.803,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70955,
"c": 0.13683,
"h": 292.2
},
"luminance": 0.34071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A490EF
secondary
#EDF3D8
accent
#D70FAD
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F5FD
border
#D1CFD5
text
#131017
muted
#827F85