#A550E2#A550E2
#A550E2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.216 H 307.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A550E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 80, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 72%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 65%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 64.6%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.95, 59.64, -60.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.95, 84.86, 314.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.32% 0.1331 -0.1708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.32% 0.217 307.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1104, 19.2281, 73.9566) |
| Luminance | 0.1923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 0.78
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.65
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.53
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.54
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.15
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A550E2 #8DE250
analogous
#5C50E2 #A550E2 #E250D6
triadic
#A550E2 #E2A550 #50E2A5
tetradic
#A550E2 #E25C50 #8DE250 #50D6E2
square
#A550E2 #E25C50 #8DE250 #50D6E2
split-complementary
#A550E2 #D6E250 #50E25C
monochromatic
#671A9E #8923D2 #A550E2 #C084EB #DBB9F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.33
#A550E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.85
#A550E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A550E2
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A550E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A550E2 | 1.00 | 4.33 | 4.85 | 4.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0076E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#347ADF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C6E92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a550e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 80, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.216 307.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c486ec',
500: '#a550e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a550e2; $custom-light: #c486ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a550e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 80,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.932,
"s": 71.569,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60316,
"c": 0.2165,
"h": 307.9
},
"luminance": 0.19228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A550E2
secondary
#C2E3AB
accent
#EE3985
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84