#A657D6#A657D6
#A657D6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.195 H 310.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A657D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 87, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 61%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 59%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.4%, 59.3%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.59, 53.85, -52.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.59, 75.23, 315.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.57% 0.1266 -0.1478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.57% 0.195 310.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2694, 19.7791, 65.7758) |
| Luminance | 0.1978 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.64
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.05
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.13
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.67
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.45
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A657D6 #87D657
analogous
#6757D6 #A657D6 #D657C7
triadic
#A657D6 #D6A657 #57D6A6
tetradic
#A657D6 #D66757 #87D657 #57C7D6
square
#A657D6 #D66757 #87D657 #57C7D6
split-complementary
#A657D6 #C7D657 #57D667
monochromatic
#672390 #8A2FC1 #A657D6 #C088E2 #DAB9EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#A657D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#A657D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A657D6
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A657D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A657D6 | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2777DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A7CD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A06F8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a657d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 87, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.195 310.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c48ae3',
500: '#a657d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a657d6; $custom-light: #c48ae3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a657d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 87,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.323,
"s": 60.766,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60568,
"c": 0.19457,
"h": 310.6
},
"luminance": 0.19778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A657D6
secondary
#BEDDAB
accent
#E44480
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FC
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C15
muted
#827D84