#A55CB2#A55CB2
#A55CB2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.148 H 321.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55CB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 92, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 36%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 48%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.3%, 48.3%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.53, 43.43, -33.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.53, 54.85, 322.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.15% 0.1158 -0.0925) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.15% 0.148 321.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3792, 18.8691, 44.3107) |
| Luminance | 0.1887 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.08
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.46
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.82
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.17
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.36
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55CB2 #69B25C
analogous
#7A5CB2 #A55CB2 #B25C94
triadic
#A55CB2 #B2A55C #5CB2A5
tetradic
#A55CB2 #B27A5C #69B25C #5C94B2
square
#A55CB2 #B27A5C #69B25C #5C94B2
split-complementary
#A55CB2 #94B25C #5CB27A
monochromatic
#5C2F64 #82438E #A55CB2 #BC86C6 #D3AFD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.40
#A55CB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.77
#A55CB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A55CB2
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55CB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55CB2 | 1.00 | 4.40 | 4.77 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F73B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#657BB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7677F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55cb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 92, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.148 321.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18dc9',
500: '#a55cb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55cb2; $custom-light: #c18dc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55cb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 92,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.93,
"s": 35.833,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59151,
"c": 0.14821,
"h": 321.4
},
"luminance": 0.18868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55CB2
secondary
#A8C7A2
accent
#CC5C6D
background
#FCF8FC
surface
#F8F0F8
border
#D1CBD1
text
#130C13
muted
#827D82