#A857DC#A857DC
#A857DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.202 H 309.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A857DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 87, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 66%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 60%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.6%, 60.5%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.18, 55.64, -54.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.18, 78.22, 315.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.17% 0.129 -0.1549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.17% 0.202 309.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4724, 20.3091, 69.9057) |
| Luminance | 0.2031 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.02
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.82
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.11
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.94
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.63
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A857DC #8BDC57
analogous
#6557DC #A857DC #DC57CE
triadic
#A857DC #DCA857 #57DCA8
tetradic
#A857DC #DC6557 #8BDC57 #57CEDC
square
#A857DC #DC6557 #8BDC57 #57CEDC
split-complementary
#A857DC #CEDC57 #57DC65
monochromatic
#692099 #8C2ACB #A857DC #C28AE7 #DCBCF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.15
#A857DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.06
#A857DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A857DC
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A857DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A857DC | 1.00 | 4.15 | 5.06 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E79E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#477ED9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A17191
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a857dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 87, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.202 309.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c58ae7',
500: '#a857dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a857dc; $custom-light: #c58ae7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a857dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 87,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.541,
"s": 65.517,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61169,
"c": 0.20158,
"h": 309.8
},
"luminance": 0.20309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A857DC
secondary
#C2E1AE
accent
#CD185F
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84