#A55BCC#A55BCC
#A55BCC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.177 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55BCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 91, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.1%, 55.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.66, 49.39, -46.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.66, 67.99, 316.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.41% 0.1199 -0.1308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.41% 0.178 312.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1553, 19.8419, 59.3564) |
| Luminance | 0.1984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.61
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.85
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.46
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.41
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.17
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55BCC #82CC5B
analogous
#6C5BCC #A55BCC #CC5BBA
triadic
#A55BCC #CCA55B #5BCCA5
tetradic
#A55BCC #CC6C5B #82CC5B #5BBACC
square
#A55BCC #CC6C5B #82CC5B #5BBACC
split-complementary
#A55BCC #BACC5B #5BCC6C
monochromatic
#642984 #8837B2 #A55BCC #BF8ADB #D8B8E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.23
#A55BCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#A55BCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A55BCC
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55BCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55BCC | 1.00 | 4.23 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B77D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#557DC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A16E8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55bcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 91, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.177 312.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28cdc',
500: '#a55bcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55bcc; $custom-light: #c28cdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55bcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 91,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.292,
"s": 52.558,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60411,
"c": 0.1775,
"h": 312.5
},
"luminance": 0.19841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55BCC
secondary
#BAD8AB
accent
#DC4C7E
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83