#A55CC3#A55CC3
#A55CC3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.166 H 315.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55CC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 92, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 46%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 53%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.4%, 52.8%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.38, 46.94, -42.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.38, 62.99, 318.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.05% 0.1179 -0.1171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.05% 0.166 315.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1930, 19.5946, 53.8635) |
| Luminance | 0.1959 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.07
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.17
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.00
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.93
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.05
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55CC3 #7AC35C
analogous
#725CC3 #A55CC3 #C35CAE
triadic
#A55CC3 #C3A55C #5CC3A5
tetradic
#A55CC3 #C3725C #7AC35C #5CAEC3
square
#A55CC3 #C3725C #7AC35C #5CAEC3
split-complementary
#A55CC3 #AEC35C #5CC372
monochromatic
#622C78 #873DA5 #A55CC3 #BE89D3 #D6B5E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.27
#A55CC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.92
#A55CC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A55CC3
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55CC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55CC3 | 1.00 | 4.27 | 4.92 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4476C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C7CC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A36C87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55cc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 92, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.166 315.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28dd5',
500: '#a55cc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55cc3; $custom-light: #c28dd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55cc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 92,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.524,
"s": 46.188,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60048,
"c": 0.16619,
"h": 315.2
},
"luminance": 0.19594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55CC3
secondary
#B5D3A8
accent
#D65278
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FA
border
#D1CBD3
text
#130C14
muted
#827D83