#A85ED2#A85ED2
#A85ED2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.180 H 311.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A85ED2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 94, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 56%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 55%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20%, 55.2%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.93, 49.92, -48.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.93, 69.33, 316.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.53% 0.12 -0.1348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.53% 0.181 311.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7819, 20.9841, 63.3364) |
| Luminance | 0.2098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.50
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.54
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.24
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.39
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.35
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A85ED2 #88D25E
analogous
#6E5ED2 #A85ED2 #D25EC2
triadic
#A85ED2 #D2A85E #5ED2A8
tetradic
#A85ED2 #D26E5E #88D25E #5EC2D2
square
#A85ED2 #D26E5E #88D25E #5EC2D2
split-complementary
#A85ED2 #C2D25E #5ED26E
monochromatic
#69288E #8C35BE #A85ED2 #C28EDF #DCBEED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#A85ED2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#A85ED2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A85ED2
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A85ED2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A85ED2 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C7BD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5680CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3728F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a85ed2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 94, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.180 311.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c58fe0',
500: '#a85ed2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a85ed2; $custom-light: #c58fe0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a85ed2",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 94,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.276,
"s": 56.311,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61532,
"c": 0.1805,
"h": 311.7
},
"luminance": 0.20983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A85ED2
secondary
#C0DCAF
accent
#E0487F
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#130D15
muted
#827D83