#A55CBD#A55CBD
#A55CBD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.160 H 317.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55CBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 92, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 51.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.07, 45.68, -39.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.07, 60.09, 319.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.72% 0.1173 -0.1085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.72% 0.16 317.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5282, 19.3287, 50.3623) |
| Luminance | 0.1933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.43
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.69
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.04
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.98
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.02
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55CBD #74BD5C
analogous
#755CBD #A55CBD #BD5CA4
triadic
#A55CBD #BDA55C #5CBDA5
tetradic
#A55CBD #BD755C #74BD5C #5CA4BD
square
#A55CBD #BD755C #74BD5C #5CA4BD
split-complementary
#A55CBD #A4BD5C #5CBD75
monochromatic
#602E71 #853F9C #A55CBD #BD88CF #D5B3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.32
#A55CBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.87
#A55CBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A55CBD
4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55CBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55CBD | 1.00 | 4.32 | 4.87 | 4.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4875C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F7CBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A46A84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55cbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 92, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.160 317.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28dd1',
500: '#a55cbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55cbd; $custom-light: #c28dd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55cbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 92,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.155,
"s": 42.358,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59723,
"c": 0.15977,
"h": 317.2
},
"luminance": 0.19328
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55CBD
secondary
#B0CFA6
accent
#D25674
background
#FCF8FC
surface
#F8F0F9
border
#D1CBD2
text
#130C14
muted
#827D82