#A55BD0#A55BD0
#A55BD0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.182 H 311.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55BD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 91, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 55%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 56%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.7%, 56.2%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.88, 50.26, -48.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.88, 69.96, 315.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.64% 0.1201 -0.1365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.64% 0.182 311.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6412, 20.0362, 61.9155) |
| Luminance | 0.2004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.06
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.85
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.91
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.49
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.72
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55BD0 #86D05B
analogous
#6A5BD0 #A55BD0 #D05BC0
triadic
#A55BD0 #D0A55B #5BD0A5
tetradic
#A55BD0 #D06A5B #86D05B #5BC0D0
square
#A55BD0 #D06A5B #86D05B #5BC0D0
split-complementary
#A55BD0 #C0D05B #5BD06A
monochromatic
#652789 #8835B9 #A55BD0 #BF8BDE #D9BAEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#A55BD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.01
#A55BD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A55BD0
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55BD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55BD0 | 1.00 | 4.19 | 5.01 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3778D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#527DCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0708D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55bd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 91, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.182 311.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28cdf',
500: '#a55bd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55bd0; $custom-light: #c28cdf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55bd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 91,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.949,
"s": 55.45,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60644,
"c": 0.18183,
"h": 311.3
},
"luminance": 0.20036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55BD0
secondary
#BDDBAC
accent
#DF4980
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83