#A556DE#A556DE
#A556DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.204 H 308.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A556DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 86, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 67%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 61%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.7%, 61.3%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.76, 55.88, -56.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.76, 79.69, 314.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.82% 0.1264 -0.1603) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.82% 0.204 308.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0270, 19.9293, 71.2526) |
| Luminance | 0.1993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.38
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.47
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.86
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.20
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.88
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A556DE #8FDE56
analogous
#6156DE #A556DE #DE56D3
triadic
#A556DE #DEA556 #56DEA5
tetradic
#A556DE #DE6156 #8FDE56 #56D3DE
square
#A556DE #DE6156 #8FDE56 #56D3DE
split-complementary
#A556DE #D3DE56 #56DE61
monochromatic
#671E9B #8928CE #A556DE #C089E8 #DCBCF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#A556DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#A556DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A556DE
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A556DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A556DE | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1178E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#407CDB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C7192
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a556de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 86, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.204 308.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c38ae9',
500: '#a556de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a556de; $custom-light: #c38ae9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a556de",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 86,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.853,
"s": 67.327,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60818,
"c": 0.20418,
"h": 308.3
},
"luminance": 0.19929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A556DE
secondary
#C4E2AE
accent
#CF1664
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84