#A591D3#A591D3
#A591D3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.097 H 297.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A591D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 145, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 43%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 31%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.8%, 31.3%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.12, 21.03, -31.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.12, 37.56, 304.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.89% 0.0453 -0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.89% 0.097 297.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3977, 32.9530, 66.0057) |
| Luminance | 0.3295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.87
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.53
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.97
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.24
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.63
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A591D3 #BFD391
analogous
#919ED3 #A591D3 #C691D3
triadic
#A591D3 #D3A591 #91D3A5
tetradic
#A591D3 #D3919E #BFD391 #91D3C6
square
#A591D3 #D3919E #BFD391 #91D3C6
split-complementary
#A591D3 #D3C691 #9ED391
monochromatic
#6143A7 #8165C2 #A591D3 #C9BDE4 #EDE8F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#A591D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.59
#A591D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A591D3
7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A591D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A591D3 | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.59 | 7.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#829CD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#859BD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C9CA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a591d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 145, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.097 297.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0b1e0',
500: '#a591d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a591d3; $custom-light: #c0b1e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a591d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 145,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.182,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6989,
"c": 0.09715,
"h": 297.8
},
"luminance": 0.32953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A591D3
secondary
#E4E9D7
accent
#B6308D
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F5FB
border
#D0CFD4
text
#121015
muted
#817F83