#A448AD
Closest named color: Purply (#983FB2). oklch(56% 0.175 324), rgb(164, 72, 173).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (5.11:1).
About this color
#A448AD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 324°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purply (#983FB2), ΔE 0.033 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.11:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Purply (#983FB2) |
| Black text | 4.10:1 |
| White text | 5.11:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A448AD |
| RGB | rgb(164, 72, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 41%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.175 324) |
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 #A448AD | 5.11:1 | AA | Lc -80.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #A448AD | 4.10:1 | AA large text | Lc 29.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #A448AD text on white | 5.11:1 | AA | Lc 74.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A448AD text on black | 4.10:1 | AA large text | Lc -27.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F9F3F9
oklch(97% 0.01 325.7)
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Step 100
100
#F2E5F3
oklch(93.6% 0.023 323.6)
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Step 200
200
#E8D0EA
oklch(88.5% 0.044 323.6)
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Step 300
300
#DAB0DE
oklch(80.9% 0.078 323.4)
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Step 400
400
#C784CD
oklch(70.6% 0.127 323.9)
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Step 500
500
#B863C0
oklch(63.2% 0.161 324)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#A448AD
oklch(56% 0.175 324)
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Step 700
700
#8B3793
oklch(49% 0.163 324.1)
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Step 800
800
#712F78
oklch(42.7% 0.135 323.7)
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Step 900
900
#5C2B60
oklch(37.8% 0.104 324.5)
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Step 950
950
#361A39
oklch(27.1% 0.066 323.6)
#A448AD 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) | #3867B0 | 0.173 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5872AA | 0.151 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A75674 | 0.103 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #6E6E6E | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A448AD
#A448AD
oklch(56% 0.175 324)
- #118D21
#118D21
oklch(56.1% 0.176 144)
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 #A448AD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A448AD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.033
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.053
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.059
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.070
- Warm Purple #952E8F ΔE 0.070
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.070
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.073
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.075
Use #A448AD 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.