#A55BC2#A55BC2
#A55BC2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.167 H 315.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55BC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 91, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 46%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 53%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 53.1%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.13, 47.25, -41.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.13, 63.11, 318.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.85% 0.1192 -0.1166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.85% 0.167 315.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9942, 19.3774, 53.2414) |
| Luminance | 0.1938 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.15
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.22
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.99
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.14
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.14
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55BC2 #78C25B
analogous
#715BC2 #A55BC2 #C25BAB
triadic
#A55BC2 #C2A55B #5BC2A5
tetradic
#A55BC2 #C2715B #78C25B #5BABC2
square
#A55BC2 #C2715B #78C25B #5BABC2
split-complementary
#A55BC2 #ABC25B #5BC271
monochromatic
#622C77 #863DA3 #A55BC2 #BD88D3 #D6B4E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.31
#A55BC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.88
#A55BC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A55BC2
4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55BC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55BC2 | 1.00 | 4.31 | 4.88 | 4.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4375C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B7CBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A36B86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55bc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 91, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.167 315.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28cd5',
500: '#a55bc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55bc2; $custom-light: #c28cd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55bc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 91,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.107,
"s": 45.778,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59847,
"c": 0.16672,
"h": 315.6
},
"luminance": 0.19377
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55BC2
secondary
#B3D2A7
accent
#D55277
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FA
border
#D1CBD3
text
#130C14
muted
#827D83