#A85BD2#A85BD2
#A85BD2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.185 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A85BD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 91, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 57%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 57%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20%, 56.7%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.35, 51.46, -49.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.35, 71.07, 316.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.11% 0.1239 -0.1375) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.11% 0.185 312) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5203, 20.4609, 63.2492) |
| Luminance | 0.2046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.40
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.53
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.82
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.33
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.29
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A85BD2 #85D25B
analogous
#6D5BD2 #A85BD2 #D25BC0
triadic
#A85BD2 #D2A85B #5BD2A8
tetradic
#A85BD2 #D26D5B #85D25B #5BC0D2
square
#A85BD2 #D26D5B #85D25B #5BC0D2
split-complementary
#A85BD2 #C0D25B #5BD26D
monochromatic
#68268C #8C34BC #A85BD2 #C18BDF #DBBBEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#A85BD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#A85BD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A85BD2
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A85BD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A85BD2 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3779D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#537FCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3708E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a85bd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 91, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.185 312.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c58de0',
500: '#a85bd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a85bd2; $custom-light: #c58de0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a85bd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 91,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.824,
"s": 56.938,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61108,
"c": 0.18508,
"h": 312
},
"luminance": 0.2046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A85BD2
secondary
#BEDCAD
accent
#E0487D
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83