#A491EF#A491EF
#A491EF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.135 H 291.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A491EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 145, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 39%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.4%, 39.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.26, 27.57, -44.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.26, 52.65, 301.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.14% 0.0504 -0.1256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.14% 0.135 291.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0113, 34.3745, 86.1188) |
| Luminance | 0.3438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.31
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.84
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.45
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.62
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.66
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A491EF #DCEF91
analogous
#91ADEF #A491EF #D391EF
triadic
#A491EF #EFA491 #91EFA4
tetradic
#A491EF #EF91AD #DCEF91 #91EFD3
square
#A491EF #EF91AD #DCEF91 #91EFD3
split-complementary
#A491EF #EFD391 #ADEF91
monochromatic
#4C26DF #785CE7 #A491EF #D0C6F7 #E9E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#A491EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#A491EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A491EF
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A491EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A491EF | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#75A0F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#779DED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93A2B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a491ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 145, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.135 291.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b1f4',
500: '#a491ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a491ef; $custom-light: #c1b1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a491ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 145,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.128,
"s": 74.603,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71138,
"c": 0.13531,
"h": 291.9
},
"luminance": 0.34375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A491EF
secondary
#EDF3D8
accent
#D70FAE
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F5FD
border
#D1CFD5
text
#121017
muted
#817F85