#A855DC#A855DC
#A855DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.204 H 310.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A855DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 85, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 66%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 61%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.6%, 61.4%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.83, 56.61, -55.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.83, 79.32, 315.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.91% 0.1314 -0.1565) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.91% 0.204 310) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3127, 19.9898, 69.8525) |
| Luminance | 0.1999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.83
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.95
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.19
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.07
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.53
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A855DC #89DC55
analogous
#6555DC #A855DC #DC55CD
triadic
#A855DC #DCA855 #55DCA8
tetradic
#A855DC #DC6555 #89DC55 #55CDDC
square
#A855DC #DC6555 #89DC55 #55CDDC
split-complementary
#A855DC #CDDC55 #55DC65
monochromatic
#691F97 #8C2ACA #A855DC #C288E6 #DCBBF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#A855DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#A855DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A855DC
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A855DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A855DC | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1778E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#457DD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A16F91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a855dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 85, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.204 310.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c589e7',
500: '#a855dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a855dc; $custom-light: #c589e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a855dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 85,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.889,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60909,
"c": 0.2044,
"h": 310
},
"luminance": 0.19989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A855DC
secondary
#C0E0AC
accent
#E93F80
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84