#A559BD#A559BD
#A559BD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.165 H 317.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A559BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 89, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 53%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 52.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.48, 47.24, -39.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.48, 61.88, 319.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.28% 0.1214 -0.1112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.28% 0.165 317.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2734, 18.8192, 50.2774) |
| Luminance | 0.1882 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.64
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.66
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.06
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.62
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.75
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A559BD #71BD59
analogous
#7359BD #A559BD #BD59A3
triadic
#A559BD #BDA559 #59BDA5
tetradic
#A559BD #BD7359 #71BD59 #59A3BD
square
#A559BD #BD7359 #71BD59 #59A3BD
split-complementary
#A559BD #A3BD59 #59BD73
monochromatic
#5F2C6F #853E9B #A559BD #BD85CE #D4B1E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.41
#A559BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.76
#A559BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A559BD
4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A559BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A559BD | 1.00 | 4.41 | 4.76 | 4.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4473C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C7BBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A56883
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a559bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 89, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.165 317.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28bd1',
500: '#a559bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a559bd; $custom-light: #c28bd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a559bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 89,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.6,
"s": 43.103,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59284,
"c": 0.16465,
"h": 317.5
},
"luminance": 0.18818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A559BD
secondary
#AECEA4
accent
#D35573
background
#FCF8FC
surface
#F8F0F9
border
#D1CBD2
text
#130C14
muted
#827D82