#A850E1#A850E1
#A850E1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.216 H 309.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A850E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 80, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 71%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.3%, 64.4%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.27, 60.07, -59.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.27, 84.40, 315.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.6% 0.137 -0.1675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.216 309.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6050, 19.4990, 73.2656) |
| Luminance | 0.1950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.08
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.78
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.94
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.03
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.12
Neon Purple
#BC13FE
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A850E1 #89E150
analogous
#6050E1 #A850E1 #E150D1
triadic
#A850E1 #E1A850 #50E1A8
tetradic
#A850E1 #E16050 #89E150 #50D1E1
square
#A850E1 #E16050 #89E150 #50D1E1
split-complementary
#A850E1 #D1E150 #50E160
monochromatic
#691B9C #8C24D0 #A850E1 #C284EA #DCB8F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#A850E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.90
#A850E1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A850E1
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A850E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A850E1 | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0076E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#397BDE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A06E92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a850e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 80, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.216 309.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c686eb',
500: '#a850e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a850e1; $custom-light: #c686eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a850e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 80,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.414,
"s": 70.732,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60602,
"c": 0.21635,
"h": 309.3
},
"luminance": 0.19498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A850E1
secondary
#C0E2AA
accent
#ED3A81
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F9F0FD
border
#D2CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84