#A55BCE#A55BCE
#A55BCE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.180 H 311.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55BCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 91, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 54%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 56%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.9%, 55.8%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.77, 49.83, -47.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.77, 68.98, 316.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.53% 0.12 -0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.53% 0.18 311.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3967, 19.9384, 60.6278) |
| Luminance | 0.1994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.82
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.86
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.15
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.55
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.83
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55BCE #84CE5B
analogous
#6B5BCE #A55BCE #CE5BBD
triadic
#A55BCE #CEA55B #5BCEA5
tetradic
#A55BCE #CE6B5B #84CE5B #5BBDCE
square
#A55BCE #CE6B5B #84CE5B #5BBDCE
split-complementary
#A55BCE #BDCE5B #5BCE6B
monochromatic
#652886 #8836B6 #A55BCE #BF8ADC #D9B9EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#A55BCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#A55BCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A55BCE
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55BCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55BCE | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3978D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#537DCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A16F8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55bce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 91, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.180 311.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28cdd',
500: '#a55bce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55bce; $custom-light: #c28cdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55bce",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 91,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.609,
"s": 53.991,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60527,
"c": 0.17966,
"h": 311.9
},
"luminance": 0.19938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55BCE
secondary
#BCD9AB
accent
#DD4A7F
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83