#A55CBE#A55CBE
#A55CBE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.161 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55CBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 92, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 52%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 51.6%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.12, 45.89, -39.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.12, 60.57, 319.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.78% 0.1174 -0.1099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.78% 0.161 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6371, 19.3723, 50.9359) |
| Luminance | 0.1937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.34
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.59
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.01
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.96
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.10
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55CBE #75BE5C
analogous
#745CBE #A55CBE #BE5CA6
triadic
#A55CBE #BEA55C #5CBEA5
tetradic
#A55CBE #BE745C #75BE5C #5CA6BE
square
#A55CBE #BE745C #75BE5C #5CA6BE
split-complementary
#A55CBE #A6BE5C #5CBE74
monochromatic
#612E72 #863F9E #A55CBE #BD88CF #D5B4E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.31
#A55CBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.87
#A55CBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A55CBE
4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55CBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55CBE | 1.00 | 4.31 | 4.87 | 4.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.31 | 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)
#4875C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E7CBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A46B84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55cbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 92, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.161 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28dd2',
500: '#a55cbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55cbe; $custom-light: #c28dd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55cbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 92,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.694,
"s": 42.982,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59776,
"c": 0.16083,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.19371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55CBE
secondary
#B1CFA6
accent
#D35575
background
#FCF8FC
surface
#F8F0F9
border
#D1CBD2
text
#130C14
muted
#827D82