#A591D2#A591D2
#A591D2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.096 H 298.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A591D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 145, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 42%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 31%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.4%, 31%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.08, 20.79, -30.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.08, 37.02, 304.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.85% 0.045 -0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.85% 0.096 298) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2727, 32.9031, 65.3475) |
| Luminance | 0.3290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.83
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.47
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.91
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.29
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.81
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A591D2 #BED291
analogous
#919ED2 #A591D2 #C691D2
triadic
#A591D2 #D2A591 #91D2A5
tetradic
#A591D2 #D2919E #BED291 #91D2C6
square
#A591D2 #D2919E #BED291 #91D2C6
split-complementary
#A591D2 #D2C691 #9ED291
monochromatic
#6244A5 #8166C0 #A591D2 #C9BCE4 #ECE8F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#A591D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.58
#A591D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A591D2
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A591D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A591D2 | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.58 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#829BD5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#859BD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D9BA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a591d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 145, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.096 298.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0b1e0',
500: '#a591d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a591d2; $custom-light: #c0b1e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a591d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 145,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.462,
"s": 41.935,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69845,
"c": 0.09577,
"h": 298
},
"luminance": 0.32903
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A591D2
secondary
#E3E9D6
accent
#B5308C
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F5FB
border
#D0CFD4
text
#121015
muted
#817F83