#A44BA6
Closest named color: Purply (#983FB2). oklch(56% 0.164 326.6), rgb(164, 75, 166).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (5.07:1).
About this color
#A44BA6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.164 and its hue 327°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purply (#983FB2), ΔE 0.043 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.07:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.164) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Purply (#983FB2) |
| Black text | 4.13:1 |
| White text | 5.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A44BA6 |
| RGB | rgb(164, 75, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 38%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.164 326.6) |
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 #A44BA6 | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc -79.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #A44BA6 | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc 29.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #A44BA6 text on white | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc 74.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A44BA6 text on black | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc -27.2 | 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
#F2E5F1
oklch(93.6% 0.021 328.1)
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Step 200
200
#E8D0E8
oklch(88.5% 0.042 325.9)
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Step 300
300
#DBB0DA
oklch(80.9% 0.075 327)
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Step 400
400
#C786C7
oklch(70.7% 0.117 326.7)
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Step 500
500
#B865B9
oklch(63.1% 0.151 326.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#A44BA6
oklch(56% 0.164 326.6)
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Step 700
700
#8B3A8D
oklch(49% 0.153 326.7)
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Step 800
800
#713173
oklch(42.7% 0.126 326.3)
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Step 900
900
#5C2C5D
oklch(37.7% 0.099 326.6)
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Step 950
950
#361A36
oklch(26.9% 0.063 327.1)
#A44BA6 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) | #4167A9 | 0.162 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5D72A3 | 0.143 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A85671 | 0.094 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #6E6E6E | 0.165 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A44BA6
#A44BA6
oklch(56% 0.164 326.6)
- #0D8C32
#0D8C32
oklch(55.9% 0.163 146.7)
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 #A44BA6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A44BA6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.043
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.054
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.058
- Light Plum #9D5783 ΔE 0.068
- Warm Purple #952E8F ΔE 0.070
- Light Eggplant #894585 ΔE 0.073
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.075
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.077
Use #A44BA6 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.