#A856E0#A856E0
#A856E0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.207 H 308.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A856E0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 86, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 69%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 61.6%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.24, 57.01, -57.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.24, 80.72, 314.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.29% 0.1301 -0.1612) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.29% 0.207 308.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9281, 20.3628, 72.7023) |
| Luminance | 0.2036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.46
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.28
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.51
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.50
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.35
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A856E0 #8EE056
analogous
#6356E0 #A856E0 #E056D3
triadic
#A856E0 #E0A856 #56E0A8
tetradic
#A856E0 #E06356 #8EE056 #56D3E0
square
#A856E0 #E06356 #8EE056 #56D3E0
split-complementary
#A856E0 #D3E056 #56E063
monochromatic
#6A1D9F #8D27D2 #A856E0 #C38AE9 #DDBDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#A856E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.07
#A856E0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A856E0
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A856E0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A856E0 | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.07 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0F79E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#427EDD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A07193
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a856e0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 86, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.207 308.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c68aea',
500: '#a856e0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a856e0; $custom-light: #c68aea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a856e0",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 86,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.652,
"s": 69,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6129,
"c": 0.20719,
"h": 308.9
},
"luminance": 0.20362
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A856E0
secondary
#C4E3AF
accent
#D11561
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84