#A556EB#A556EB

#A556EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.218 H 305.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A556EB
RGB	rgb(165, 86, 235)
HSL	hsl(272, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(272, 63%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 63.4%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.57, 58.82, -62.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.57, 86.07, 313.11°)
OKLab	oklab(61.66% 0.1258 -0.178)
OKLCH	oklch(61.66% 0.218 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(33.8369, 20.6533, 80.7851)
Luminance	0.2065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A556EB #9CEB56

analogous

#5A56EB #A556EB #EB56E7

triadic

#A556EB #EBA556 #56EBA5

tetradic

#A556EB #EB5A56 #9CEB56 #56E7EB

square

#A556EB #EB5A56 #9CEB56 #56E7EB

split-complementary

#A556EB #E7EB56 #56EB5A

monochromatic

#6815B2 #881FE5 #A556EB #C28DF1 #DFC3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#A556EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#A556EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #A556EB

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A556EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##A556EB	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007BF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F7EE8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#997699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a556eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 86, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.218 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c48af2',
    500: '#a556eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a556eb;
$custom-light: #c48af2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a556eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.812,
    "s": 78.836,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61664,
    "c": 0.21798,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A556EB

secondary

#CDE9B4

accent

#DB0A6C

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8F0FD

border

#D1CBD5

text

#130C17

muted

#827D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #A556EB

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

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