#A596F2#A596F2
#A596F2 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.132 H 290.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A596F2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 150, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 78%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(250, 38%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.8%, 38%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.69, 25.76, -44.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.69, 51.20, 300.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.29% 0.0455 -0.1238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.29% 0.132 290.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4463, 36.2219, 88.7424) |
| Luminance | 0.3622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.66
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.85
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.24
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.13
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.16
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A596F2 #E3F296
analogous
#96B5F2 #A596F2 #D396F2
triadic
#A596F2 #F2A596 #96F2A5
tetradic
#A596F2 #F296B5 #E3F296 #96F2D3
square
#A596F2 #F296B5 #E3F296 #96F2D3
split-complementary
#A596F2 #F2D396 #B5F296
monochromatic
#4829E5 #7660EB #A596F2 #D4CCF9 #E8E4FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#A596F2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#A596F2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A596F2
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A596F2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A596F2 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7BA4F6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7BA0F0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93A7B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a596f2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 150, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.132 290.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b5f6',
500: '#a596f2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a596f2; $custom-light: #c2b5f6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a596f2",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 150,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 249.783,
"s": 77.966,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72292,
"c": 0.13188,
"h": 290.2
},
"luminance": 0.36223
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A596F2
secondary
#EFF3D8
accent
#DA0BB8
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F8F6FE
border
#D1D0D6
text
#131117
muted
#828085