#A591CD#A591CD
#A591CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.089 H 299.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A591CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 145, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 38%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.5%, 29.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.88, 19.64, -28.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.88, 34.32, 304.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.63% 0.0436 -0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.63% 0.089 299.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6595, 32.6578, 62.1180) |
| Luminance | 0.3266 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.85
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.36
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.71
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.69
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.06
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A591CD #B9CD91
analogous
#919BCD #A591CD #C391CD
triadic
#A591CD #CDA591 #91CDA5
tetradic
#A591CD #CD919B #B9CD91 #91CDC3
square
#A591CD #CD919B #B9CD91 #91CDC3
split-complementary
#A591CD #CDC391 #9BCD91
monochromatic
#64479C #8367BA #A591CD #C7BBE0 #EAE5F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#A591CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#A591CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A591CD
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A591CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A591CD | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#849BCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#879ACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E9AA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a591cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 145, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.089 299.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0b1dc',
500: '#a591cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a591cd; $custom-light: #c0b1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a591cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 145,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69627,
"c": 0.08892,
"h": 299.4
},
"luminance": 0.32658
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A591CD
secondary
#E0E6D4
accent
#B03587
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F5FB
border
#D0CFD4
text
#121015
muted
#817F83