#A56ECD#A56ECD
#A56ECD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.148 H 309.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A56ECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 110, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 49%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 46%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.5%, 46.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.64, 39.42, -40.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.64, 56.87, 313.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.38% 0.0941 -0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.38% 0.148 309.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1104, 23.5594, 60.6016) |
| Luminance | 0.2356 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.75
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.97
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.19
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.29
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.58
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A56ECD #96CD6E
analogous
#766ECD #A56ECD #CD6EC6
triadic
#A56ECD #CDA56E #6ECDA5
tetradic
#A56ECD #CD766E #96CD6E #6EC6CD
square
#A56ECD #CD766E #96CD6E #6EC6CD
split-complementary
#A56ECD #C6CD6E #6ECD76
monochromatic
#68318F #8941BD #A56ECD #C19CDD #DDC9EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#A56ECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#A56ECD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A56ECD
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A56ECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A56ECD | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5783D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6686CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A07D94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a56ecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 110, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.148 309.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c199dc',
500: '#a56ecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a56ecd; $custom-light: #c199dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a56ecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 110,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.737,
"s": 48.718,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6338,
"c": 0.148,
"h": 309.5
},
"luminance": 0.23559
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A56ECD
secondary
#C9DDBA
accent
#BC2967
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83