#A850BD#A850BD
#A850BD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.180 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A850BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 80, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 45%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 58%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.1%, 57.7%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.18, 52.56, -42.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.18, 67.28, 321.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.41% 0.1371 -0.1169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.41% 0.18 319.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2013, 17.7375, 50.0724) |
| Luminance | 0.1774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.29
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.87
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.63
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.78
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.04
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A850BD #65BD50
analogous
#7150BD #A850BD #BD509C
triadic
#A850BD #BDA850 #50BDA8
tetradic
#A850BD #BD7150 #65BD50 #509CBD
square
#A850BD #BD7150 #65BD50 #509CBD
split-complementary
#A850BD #9CBD50 #50BD71
monochromatic
#5E286A #853997 #A850BD #BE7CCE #D4A9DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#A850BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#A850BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A850BD
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A850BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A850BD | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#386FC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5878BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9617F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a850bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 80, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.180 319.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c486d1',
500: '#a850bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a850bd; $custom-light: #c486d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a850bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 80,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.44,
"s": 45.228,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58414,
"c": 0.18019,
"h": 319.5
},
"luminance": 0.17736
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A850BD
secondary
#A6CC9D
accent
#D5536C
background
#FCF8FC
surface
#F8F0F9
border
#D1CBD2
text
#130B14
muted
#827C82