#A275ED
Closest named color: Light Urple (#B36FF6). oklch(66% 0.175 298.8), rgb(162, 117, 237).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.30:1).
About this color
#A275ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 299°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Urple (#B36FF6), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.30:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Urple (#B36FF6) |
| Black text | 6.30:1 |
| White text | 3.33:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A275ED |
| RGB | rgb(162, 117, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 77%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.175 298.8) |
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 #A275ED | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A275ED | 6.30:1 | AA | Lc 43.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A275ED text on white | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A275ED text on black | 6.30:1 | AA | Lc -41.2 | 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
#F6F4FC
oklch(97.1% 0.011 297.6)
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Step 100
100
#ECE7F9
oklch(93.7% 0.025 298.6)
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Step 200
200
#DDD3F5
oklch(88.5% 0.047 298.9)
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Step 300
300
#C8B5F1
oklch(81% 0.086 299)
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Step 400
400
#AC8CEA
oklch(70.7% 0.137 298.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A275ED
oklch(66% 0.175 298.8)
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Step 600
600
#8550D1
oklch(55.6% 0.191 299)
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Step 700
700
#7140B5
oklch(49.2% 0.177 299)
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Step 800
800
#5C3692
oklch(42.8% 0.146 299.2)
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Step 900
900
#4B3075
oklch(37.8% 0.114 298.9)
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Step 950
950
#2C1D44
oklch(27.1% 0.071 299.4)
#A275ED 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) | #4A8DF1 | 0.119 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #568CEA | 0.110 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #928CA6 | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A275ED
#A275ED
oklch(66% 0.175 298.8)
- #899E00
#899E00
oklch(65.9% 0.155 118.8)
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 #A275ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A275ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.033
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.038
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.045
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.050
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.054
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.056
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.059
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.062
Use #A275ED 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.