#A957DD#A957DD
#A957DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.203 H 309.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A957DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 87, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 66%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 61%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.5%, 60.6%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.37, 56.09, -55.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.37, 78.73, 315.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.35% 0.1303 -0.1556) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.35% 0.203 309.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8190, 20.4725, 70.6153) |
| Luminance | 0.2047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.03
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.73
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.02
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.10
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.76
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A957DD #8BDD57
analogous
#6657DD #A957DD #DD57CE
triadic
#A957DD #DDA957 #57DDA9
tetradic
#A957DD #DD6657 #8BDD57 #57CEDD
square
#A957DD #DD6657 #8BDD57 #57CEDD
split-complementary
#A957DD #CEDD57 #57DD66
monochromatic
#6B1F9A #8E2ACD #A957DD #C38AE7 #DDBDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#A957DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#A957DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A957DD
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A957DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A957DD | 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)
#1D79E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#477EDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A27192
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a957dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 87, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.203 309.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c68be8',
500: '#a957dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a957dd; $custom-light: #c68be8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a957dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 87,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.716,
"s": 66.337,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61348,
"c": 0.20295,
"h": 309.9
},
"luminance": 0.20472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A957DD
secondary
#C2E1AE
accent
#CE175E
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84