#A855B4#A855B4
#A855B4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.163 H 322.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A855B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 85, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 39%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 53%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.7%, 52.8%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.64, 48.31, -36.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.64, 60.27, 323.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.6% 0.1296 -0.0997) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.6% 0.163 322.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6343, 18.1184, 45.2127) |
| Luminance | 0.1812 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.54
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.57
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.61
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.64
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.02
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A855B4 #61B455
analogous
#7955B4 #A855B4 #B45591
triadic
#A855B4 #B4A855 #55B4A8
tetradic
#A855B4 #B47955 #61B455 #5591B4
square
#A855B4 #B47955 #61B455 #5591B4
split-complementary
#A855B4 #91B455 #55B479
monochromatic
#5C2C63 #833E8D #A855B4 #BE7FC7 #D3AAD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.54
#A855B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.62
#A855B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A855B4
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A855B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A855B4 | 1.00 | 4.54 | 4.62 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4670B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6079B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA627D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a855b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 85, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.163 322.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c488cb',
500: '#a855b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a855b4; $custom-light: #c488cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a855b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 85,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.421,
"s": 38.776,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58604,
"c": 0.16348,
"h": 322.4
},
"luminance": 0.18117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A855B4
secondary
#A3C79E
accent
#CF5968
background
#FCF8FC
surface
#F8F0F8
border
#D1CBD1
text
#130C13
muted
#827D82