#A35FF0
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(63% 0.211 302.3), rgb(163, 95, 240).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.45:1).
About this color
#A35FF0 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.211 and its hue 302°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.45:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.211) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.45:1 |
| White text | 3.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A35FF0 |
| RGB | rgb(163, 95, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 83%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.211 302.3) |
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 #A35FF0 | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A35FF0 | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc 38.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A35FF0 text on white | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A35FF0 text on black | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | 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
#F7F3FD
oklch(97% 0.014 304.1)
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Step 100
100
#EDE6FB
oklch(93.7% 0.029 301)
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Step 200
200
#E0D1F9
oklch(88.5% 0.057 302.3)
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Step 300
300
#CDB1F8
oklch(80.9% 0.102 302.2)
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Step 400
400
#B584F5
oklch(70.7% 0.166 302.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A35FF0
oklch(63% 0.211 302.3)
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Step 600
600
#8F3FDF
oklch(55.6% 0.229 302.2)
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Step 700
700
#7A2FC2
oklch(49.2% 0.213 302.1)
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Step 800
800
#63299D
oklch(42.7% 0.177 302.1)
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Step 900
900
#51287C
oklch(37.7% 0.137 302.7)
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Step 950
950
#2F1949
oklch(27.1% 0.087 302.1)
#A35FF0 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) | #0081F5 | 0.167 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3481ED | 0.152 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #947D9F | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.212 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A35FF0
#A35FF0
oklch(63% 0.211 302.3)
- #799700
#799700
oklch(63% 0.154 122.6)
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 #A35FF0, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A35FF0.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.012
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.056
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.061
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.066
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.067
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.068
Use #A35FF0 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.