#A55ADE#A55ADE
#A55ADE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.199 H 307.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55ADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 90, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 67%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.7%, 59.5%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.49, 53.89, -55.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.49, 77.45, 314.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.35% 0.1216 -0.1569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.35% 0.199 307.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3553, 20.5860, 71.3621) |
| Luminance | 0.2059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.01
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.24
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.80
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.01
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.14
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55ADE #93DE5A
analogous
#635ADE #A55ADE #DE5AD5
triadic
#A55ADE #DEA55A #5ADEA5
tetradic
#A55ADE #DE635A #93DE5A #5AD5DE
square
#A55ADE #DE635A #93DE5A #5AD5DE
split-complementary
#A55ADE #D5DE5A #5ADE63
monochromatic
#67209E #892AD1 #A55ADE #C18DE8 #DDC0F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#A55ADE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#A55ADE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A55ADE
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55ADE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55ADE | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#217AE2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#457EDB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C7494
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55ade; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 90, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.199 307.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c38ce9',
500: '#a55ade',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55ade; $custom-light: #c38ce9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55ade",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 90,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.091,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61353,
"c": 0.19851,
"h": 307.8
},
"luminance": 0.20586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55ADE
secondary
#C7E3B1
accent
#CF1766
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84