#A551CE#A551CE

#A551CE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.195 H 313.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A551CE
RGB	rgb(165, 81, 206)
HSL	hsl(280, 56%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(280, 61%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 60.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.91, 54.82, -50.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.91, 74.65, 317.26°)
OKLab	oklab(59.17% 0.1327 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(59.17% 0.195 313)
XYZ	xyz(29.5981, 18.3412, 60.3616)
Luminance	0.1834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A551CE #7ACE51

analogous

#6751CE #A551CE #CE51B9

triadic

#A551CE #CEA551 #51CEA5

tetradic

#A551CE #CE6751 #7ACE51 #51B9CE

square

#A551CE #CE6751 #7ACE51 #51B9CE

split-complementary

#A551CE #B9CE51 #51CE67

monochromatic

#622480 #8732B0 #A551CE #BE81DB #D6B1E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#A551CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#A551CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #A551CE

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A551CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##A551CE	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2472D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A79CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A16888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a551ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 81, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.195 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c386dd',
    500: '#a551ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a551ce;
$custom-light: #c386dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a551ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.32,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59169,
    "c": 0.19455,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.1834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A551CE

secondary

#B5D7A4

accent

#DF487A

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8F0FB

border

#D1CBD4

text

#130B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A551CE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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