#A85ECF#A85ECF

#A85ECF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.177 H 312.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A85ECF
RGB	rgb(168, 94, 207)
HSL	hsl(279, 54%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(279, 55%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 54.6%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.77, 49.27, -46.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.77, 67.85, 316.56°)
OKLab	oklab(61.36% 0.1199 -0.1306)
OKLCH	oklch(61.36% 0.177 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.4117, 20.8360, 61.3864)
Luminance	0.2084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A85ECF #85CF5E

analogous

#705ECF #A85ECF #CF5EBE

triadic

#A85ECF #CFA85E #5ECFA8

tetradic

#A85ECF #CF705E #85CF5E #5EBECF

square

#A85ECF #CF705E #85CF5E #5EBECF

split-complementary

#A85ECF #BECF5E #5ECF70

monochromatic

#68298A #8C37B9 #A85ECF #C18DDD #DBBCEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#A85ECF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#A85ECF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #A85ECF

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A85ECF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##A85ECF	1.00	4.06	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F7AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5880CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4718E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a85ecf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 94, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.177 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c48ede',
    500: '#a85ecf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a85ecf;
$custom-light: #c48ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a85ecf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.292,
    "s": 54.067,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6136,
    "c": 0.17724,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A85ECF

secondary

#BEDBAE

accent

#DD4A7D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8F0FB

border

#D1CBD4

text

#130D15

muted

#827D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A85ECF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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