#A856DC#A856DC
#A856DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.203 H 309.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A856DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 86, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 66%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 61%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.6%, 60.9%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.00, 56.13, -55.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.00, 78.77, 315.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.04% 0.1302 -0.1557) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.04% 0.203 309.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3920, 20.1483, 69.8789) |
| Luminance | 0.2015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.91
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.88
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.14
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.00
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.58
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A856DC #8ADC56
analogous
#6556DC #A856DC #DC56CD
triadic
#A856DC #DCA856 #56DCA8
tetradic
#A856DC #DC6556 #8ADC56 #56CDDC
square
#A856DC #DC6556 #8ADC56 #56CDDC
split-complementary
#A856DC #CDDC56 #56DC65
monochromatic
#692098 #8C2ACB #A856DC #C289E6 #DCBBF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#A856DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.03
#A856DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A856DC
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A856DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A856DC | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.03 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1B78E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#467DD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A17091
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a856dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 86, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.203 309.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c58ae7',
500: '#a856dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a856dc; $custom-light: #c58ae7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a856dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 86,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.716,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61038,
"c": 0.20299,
"h": 309.9
},
"luminance": 0.20148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A856DC
secondary
#C1E1AD
accent
#E93F81
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84