#A451BD
Closest named color: Amethyst (#9B5FC0). oklch(58% 0.177 317.8), rgb(164, 81, 189).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.67:1).
About this color
#A451BD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.177 and its hue 318°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Amethyst (#9B5FC0), ΔE 0.032 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.177) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Amethyst (#9B5FC0) |
| Black text | 4.49:1 |
| White text | 4.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A451BD |
| RGB | rgb(164, 81, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 45%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.177 317.8) |
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 #A451BD | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc -77.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #A451BD | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 32.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A451BD text on white | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc 72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A451BD text on black | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.7 | 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.
-
Step 50
50
#F8F3FA
oklch(97% 0.011 316.5)
-
Step 100
100
#F0E5F4
oklch(93.5% 0.023 317.1)
-
Step 200
200
#E6D1ED
oklch(88.6% 0.044 317.7)
-
Step 300
300
#D6B1E2
oklch(80.9% 0.079 317.8)
-
Step 400
400
#C186D4
oklch(70.6% 0.127 317.7)
-
Step 500
500
#B165C8
oklch(63% 0.162 317.9)
-
Step 600
600 (this color)
#A451BD
oklch(58% 0.177 317.8)
-
Step 700
700
#853A9C
oklch(49.1% 0.164 317.5)
-
Step 800
800
#6C317E
oklch(42.7% 0.135 317.6)
-
Step 900
900
#582C66
oklch(37.7% 0.107 317.4)
-
Step 950
950
#341A3B
oklch(26.9% 0.068 318.8)
#A451BD 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) | #386FC0 | 0.164 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5577BA | 0.145 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A4627F | 0.114 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.178 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A451BD
#A451BD
oklch(58% 0.177 317.8)
- #3C9105
#3C9105
oklch(58.1% 0.177 137.8)
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 #A451BD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A451BD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.032
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.046
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.049
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.052
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.068
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.068
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.068
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.071
Use #A451BD 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.