#A591CB#A591CB
#A591CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.086 H 300.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A591CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 145, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 36%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.7%, 28.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.80, 19.18, -27.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.80, 33.24, 305.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.54% 0.0431 -0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.54% 0.086 300) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4197, 32.5618, 60.8547) |
| Luminance | 0.3256 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.96
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.41
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.69
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.65
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.90
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 9.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A591CB #B7CB91
analogous
#919ACB #A591CB #C291CB
triadic
#A591CB #CBA591 #91CBA5
tetradic
#A591CB #CB919A #B7CB91 #91CBC2
square
#A591CB #CB919A #B7CB91 #91CBC2
split-complementary
#A591CB #CBC291 #9ACB91
monochromatic
#644899 #8367B7 #A591CB #C7BBDF #E9E4F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#A591CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.51
#A591CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A591CB
7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A591CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A591CB | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.51 | 7.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#859ACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889AC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E9AA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a591cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 145, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.086 300.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0b1db',
500: '#a591cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a591cb; $custom-light: #c0b1db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a591cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 145,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.69,
"s": 35.802,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69541,
"c": 0.08618,
"h": 300
},
"luminance": 0.32562
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A591CB
secondary
#DFE5D3
accent
#AF3785
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F5FB
border
#D0CFD4
text
#121015
muted
#817F83