#A56AB3#A56AB3
#A56AB3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.125 H 319.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A56AB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 106, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 32%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 41%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 40.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.56, 36.03, -29.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.56, 46.47, 320.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.43% 0.0953 -0.0807) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.43% 0.125 319.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8067, 21.5630, 45.2837) |
| Luminance | 0.2156 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 1.49
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 3.61
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.83
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.63
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.88
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A56AB3 #78B36A
analogous
#806AB3 #A56AB3 #B36A9C
triadic
#A56AB3 #B3A56A #6AB3A5
tetradic
#A56AB3 #B3806A #78B36A #6A9CB3
square
#A56AB3 #B3806A #78B36A #6A9CB3
split-complementary
#A56AB3 #9CB36A #6AB380
monochromatic
#62376C #864C94 #A56AB3 #BD93C8 #D6BBDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#A56AB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#A56AB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A56AB3
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A56AB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A56AB3 | 1.00 | 3.95 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#607CB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F82B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A67386
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a56ab3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 106, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.125 319.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c196ca',
500: '#a56ab3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a56ab3; $custom-light: #c196ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a56ab3",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 106,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.493,
"s": 32.444,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61426,
"c": 0.12489,
"h": 319.8
},
"luminance": 0.21562
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A56AB3
secondary
#B3CCAD
accent
#C95F73
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F8F2F8
border
#D1CCD1
text
#120D13
muted
#817E82