#A16ADD
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.2% 0.172 304), rgb(161, 106, 221).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#A16ADD is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.172 and its hue 304°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.172) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A16ADD |
| RGB | rgb(161, 106, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 63%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.172 304) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A16ADD | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A16ADD | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A16ADD text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A16ADD text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -37.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F7F4FC
oklch(97.2% 0.011 303.1)
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Step 100
100
#EDE6F8
oklch(93.6% 0.025 303.5)
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Step 200
200
#E0D2F3
oklch(88.5% 0.047 304.6)
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Step 300
300
#CCB4ED
oklch(81% 0.083 303.8)
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Step 400
400
#B38AE5
oklch(70.7% 0.135 303.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A16ADD
oklch(63.2% 0.172 304)
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Step 600
600
#8C4ECA
oklch(55.6% 0.187 304)
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Step 700
700
#773EAF
oklch(49.1% 0.174 303.8)
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Step 800
800
#61348E
oklch(42.8% 0.145 303.9)
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Step 900
900
#4F2F71
oklch(37.8% 0.112 303.9)
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Step 950
950
#2E1C42
oklch(27% 0.071 303.9)
#A16ADD with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #4483E1 | 0.130 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5584DA | 0.118 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #967F9A | 0.127 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A16ADD
#A16ADD
oklch(63.2% 0.172 304)
- #769800
#769800
oklch(63.1% 0.157 124)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #A16ADD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A16ADD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.026
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.049
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.049
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.050
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.054
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.058
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.066
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.068
Use #A16ADD in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.