#A55DCE#A55DCE
#A55DCE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.177 H 311.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55DCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 93, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 54%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 55%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.9%, 54.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.16, 48.79, -47.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.16, 67.80, 316.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.81% 0.1174 -0.1319) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.81% 0.177 311.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5700, 20.2849, 60.6856) |
| Luminance | 0.2028 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.74
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.92
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.39
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.57
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.85
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55DCE #86CE5D
analogous
#6C5DCE #A55DCE #CE5DBE
triadic
#A55DCE #CEA55D #5DCEA5
tetradic
#A55DCE #CE6C5D #86CE5D #5DBECE
square
#A55DCE #CE6C5D #86CE5D #5DBECE
split-complementary
#A55DCE #BECE5D #5DCE6C
monochromatic
#652988 #8837B7 #A55DCE #BF8CDC #D9BBEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.15
#A55DCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.06
#A55DCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A55DCE
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55DCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55DCE | 1.00 | 4.15 | 5.06 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D79D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#557ECB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0708D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55dce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 93, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.177 311.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28edd',
500: '#a55dce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55dce; $custom-light: #c28edd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55dce",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 93,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.23,
"s": 53.555,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60814,
"c": 0.17657,
"h": 311.7
},
"luminance": 0.20284
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55DCE
secondary
#BDDAAD
accent
#DD4B80
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83