#A55CE1#A55CE1
#A55CE1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.199 H 306.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55CE1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 92, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 59%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.7%, 59.1%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.05, 53.56, -56.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.05, 77.81, 313.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.82% 0.1192 -0.1593) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.82% 0.199 306.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9320, 21.0902, 73.5555) |
| Luminance | 0.2109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.25
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.75
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.12
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.40
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.12
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55CE1 #98E15C
analogous
#625CE1 #A55CE1 #E15CDB
triadic
#A55CE1 #E1A55C #5CE1A5
tetradic
#A55CE1 #E1625C #98E15C #5CDBE1
square
#A55CE1 #E1625C #98E15C #5CDBE1
split-complementary
#A55CE1 #DBE15C #5CE162
monochromatic
#681EA4 #8828D7 #A55CE1 #C290EB #DEC3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#A55CE1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#A55CE1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A55CE1
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55CE1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55CE1 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#227CE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#457FDE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B7696
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55ce1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 92, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.199 306.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c38deb',
500: '#a55ce1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55ce1; $custom-light: #c38deb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55ce1",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 92,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.932,
"s": 68.912,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61815,
"c": 0.19891,
"h": 306.8
},
"luminance": 0.2109
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55CE1
secondary
#CAE5B4
accent
#D1156A
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84