#A959E6#A959E6
#A959E6 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.210 H 307.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A959E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 89, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 74%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 61%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.5%, 61.3%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.27, 57.11, -58.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.27, 82.02, 314.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.18% 0.1277 -0.1663) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.18% 0.21 307.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2145, 21.2934, 77.1552) |
| Luminance | 0.2129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.87
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.30
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.95
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.06
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.20
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A959E6 #96E659
analogous
#6359E6 #A959E6 #E659DC
triadic
#A959E6 #E6A959 #59E6A9
tetradic
#A959E6 #E66359 #96E659 #59DCE6
square
#A959E6 #E66359 #96E659 #59DCE6
split-complementary
#A959E6 #DCE659 #59E663
monochromatic
#6C1AAB #8D24DE #A959E6 #C58EEE #E0C3F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#A959E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#A959E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A959E6
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A959E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A959E6 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0B7CEA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4080E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F7597
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a959e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 89, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.210 307.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c68cef',
500: '#a959e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a959e6; $custom-light: #c68cef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a959e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 89,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.043,
"s": 73.822,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62176,
"c": 0.20965,
"h": 307.5
},
"luminance": 0.21293
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A959E6
secondary
#CAE7B4
accent
#D61065
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F9F0FD
border
#D2CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84