#A956DC#A956DC
#A956DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.203 H 310.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A956DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 86, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 66%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 61%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.2%, 60.9%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.13, 56.36, -55.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.13, 78.79, 315.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.16% 0.1315 -0.1551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.16% 0.203 310.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6058, 20.2586, 69.8889) |
| Luminance | 0.2026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.04
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.94
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.96
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.03
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.77
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A956DC #89DC56
analogous
#6656DC #A956DC #DC56CC
triadic
#A956DC #DCA956 #56DCA9
tetradic
#A956DC #DC6656 #89DC56 #56CCDC
square
#A956DC #DC6656 #89DC56 #56CCDC
split-complementary
#A956DC #CCDC56 #56DC66
monochromatic
#6A2098 #8E2ACB #A956DC #C389E6 #DDBBF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#A956DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#A956DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A956DC
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A956DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A956DC | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1C79E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#477ED9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A27091
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a956dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 86, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.203 310.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c68ae7',
500: '#a956dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a956dc; $custom-light: #c68ae7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a956dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 86,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.164,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61155,
"c": 0.20331,
"h": 310.3
},
"luminance": 0.20258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A956DC
secondary
#C1E1AD
accent
#E93F80
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84