#A855F3#A855F3
#A855F3 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.228 H 304.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A855F3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 85, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 87%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 65%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.9%, 65%, 0%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.27, 61.75, -66.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.27, 90.50, 313.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.41% 0.1301 -0.1877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.41% 0.228 304.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5710, 21.2931, 87.0127) |
| Luminance | 0.2129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 1.10
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.11
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.08
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.41
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 6.46
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A855F3 #A0F355
analogous
#5955F3 #A855F3 #F355EF
triadic
#A855F3 #F3A855 #55F3A8
tetradic
#A855F3 #F35955 #A0F355 #55EFF3
square
#A855F3 #F35955 #A0F355 #55EFF3
split-complementary
#A855F3 #EFF355 #55F359
monochromatic
#6B0EC0 #8B1CEF #A855F3 #C58EF7 #E3C7FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#A855F3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#A855F3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A855F3
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A855F3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A855F3 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007DF8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#247FF0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A789D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a855f3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 85, 243); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.228 304.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c78af8',
500: '#a855f3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a855f3; $custom-light: #c78af8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a855f3",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 85,
"b": 243
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.519,
"s": 86.813,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62411,
"c": 0.22838,
"h": 304.7
},
"luminance": 0.21293
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A855F3
secondary
#D1EDB6
accent
#E3026D
background
#FCF8FF
surface
#F9F0FF
border
#D2CBD7
text
#140C17
muted
#827D85