#A470E6
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(65% 0.175 302.1), rgb(164, 112, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.03:1).
About this color
#A470E6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 302°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.03:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.03:1 |
| White text | 3.47:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A470E6 |
| RGB | rgb(164, 112, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 70%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.175 302.1) |
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 #A470E6 | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A470E6 | 6.03:1 | AA | Lc 42.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A470E6 text on white | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A470E6 text on black | 6.03:1 | AA | Lc -39.6 | 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
#F7F4FC
oklch(97.2% 0.011 303.1)
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Step 100
100
#EDE6F8
oklch(93.6% 0.025 303.5)
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Step 200
200
#DFD2F4
oklch(88.5% 0.048 302.8)
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Step 300
300
#CBB4EF
oklch(80.9% 0.085 302.4)
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Step 400
400
#B18AE7
oklch(70.6% 0.138 302.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A470E6
oklch(65% 0.175 302.1)
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Step 600
600
#8A4ECD
oklch(55.6% 0.19 302.4)
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Step 700
700
#753EB2
oklch(49.1% 0.177 302)
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Step 800
800
#5F3490
oklch(42.7% 0.147 302)
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Step 900
900
#4E2F73
oklch(37.8% 0.114 302.3)
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Step 950
950
#2D1C43
oklch(26.9% 0.072 301.9)
#A470E6 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) | #4889EA | 0.127 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5789E3 | 0.116 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9886A1 | 0.131 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A470E6
#A470E6
oklch(65% 0.175 302.1)
- #7F9D00
#7F9D00
oklch(65% 0.158 122.2)
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 #A470E6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A470E6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.032
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.034
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.053
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.054
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.058
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.059
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.066
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.066
Use #A470E6 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.