#A55CB3#A55CB3
#A55CB3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.149 H 321.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55CB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 92, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 36%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 49%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 48.6%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.58, 43.63, -34.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.58, 55.32, 322.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.2% 0.116 -0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.2% 0.149 321) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4799, 18.9094, 44.8414) |
| Luminance | 0.1891 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.90
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.48
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.71
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.02
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.47
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55CB3 #6AB35C
analogous
#795CB3 #A55CB3 #B35C95
triadic
#A55CB3 #B3A55C #5CB3A5
tetradic
#A55CB3 #B3795C #6AB35C #5C95B3
square
#A55CB3 #B3795C #6AB35C #5C95B3
split-complementary
#A55CB3 #95B35C #5CB379
monochromatic
#5D2F65 #83438F #A55CB3 #BC86C6 #D3AFDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.39
#A55CB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.78
#A55CB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A55CB3
4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55CB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55CB3 | 1.00 | 4.39 | 4.78 | 4.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F73B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#647BB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6677F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55cb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 92, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.149 321.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18dca',
500: '#a55cb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55cb3; $custom-light: #c18dca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55cb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 92,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.345,
"s": 36.402,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59202,
"c": 0.14924,
"h": 321
},
"luminance": 0.18908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55CB3
secondary
#A9C8A3
accent
#CC5B6E
background
#FCF8FC
surface
#F8F0F8
border
#D1CBD1
text
#130C13
muted
#827D82