#A462E8
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(63% 0.198 304), rgb(164, 98, 232).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.49:1).
About this color
#A462E8 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.198 and its hue 304°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.49:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.198) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.49:1 |
| White text | 3.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A462E8 |
| RGB | rgb(164, 98, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 74%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.198 304) |
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 #A462E8 | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A462E8 | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc 38.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A462E8 text on white | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A462E8 text on black | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc -36.3 | 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
#EEE6FA
oklch(93.7% 0.028 303.9)
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Step 200
200
#E1D1F7
oklch(88.6% 0.054 304.4)
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Step 300
300
#CEB1F4
oklch(80.8% 0.098 304.1)
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Step 400
400
#B686EE
oklch(70.8% 0.154 304)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A462E8
oklch(63% 0.198 304)
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Step 600
600
#9044D6
oklch(55.6% 0.214 304)
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Step 700
700
#7B34BA
oklch(49.2% 0.2 304)
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Step 800
800
#642D96
oklch(42.8% 0.165 304.2)
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Step 900
900
#512A78
oklch(37.7% 0.129 303.8)
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Step 950
950
#2F1A46
oklch(27% 0.081 303.5)
#A462E8 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) | #2681EC | 0.158 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4482E5 | 0.141 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #987D9C | 0.146 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.199 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A462E8
#A462E8
oklch(63% 0.198 304)
- #769800
#769800
oklch(63.1% 0.157 124)
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 #A462E8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A462E8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.025
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.046
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.053
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.062
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.067
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.068
Use #A462E8 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.