#A553E4#A553E4
#A553E4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.215 H 307.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A553E4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 83, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 73%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.6%, 63.6%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.60, 58.67, -60.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.60, 84.25, 314.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.82% 0.1296 -0.171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.82% 0.215 307.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6110, 19.7877, 75.4852) |
| Luminance | 0.1979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 0.33
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.97
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.49
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.51
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.16
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A553E4 #92E453
analogous
#5C53E4 #A553E4 #E453DA
triadic
#A553E4 #E4A553 #53E4A5
tetradic
#A553E4 #E45C53 #92E453 #53DAE4
square
#A553E4 #E45C53 #92E453 #53DAE4
split-complementary
#A553E4 #DAE453 #53E45C
monochromatic
#671AA3 #8922D8 #A553E4 #C188EC #DCBDF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#A553E4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#A553E4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A553E4
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A553E4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A553E4 | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0078E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#357CE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B7194
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a553e4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 83, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.215 307.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c488ed',
500: '#a553e4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a553e4; $custom-light: #c488ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a553e4",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 83,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.931,
"s": 72.864,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6082,
"c": 0.2146,
"h": 307.2
},
"luminance": 0.19787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A553E4
secondary
#C6E5AE
accent
#D51166
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84