#A55BC4
Closest named color: Amethyst (#9B5FC0). oklch(60% 0.169 315), rgb(165, 91, 196).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.89:1).
About this color
#A55BC4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.169 and its hue 315°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Amethyst (#9B5FC0), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.89:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.169) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Amethyst (#9B5FC0) |
| Black text | 4.89:1 |
| White text | 4.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A55BC4 |
| RGB | rgb(165, 91, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 47%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.169 315) |
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 #A55BC4 | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A55BC4 | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc 34.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A55BC4 text on white | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A55BC4 text on black | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc -32.4 | 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
#F8F3FB
oklch(97% 0.012 313.2)
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Step 100
100
#F0E5F5
oklch(93.5% 0.024 315.5)
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Step 200
200
#E5D1EE
oklch(88.6% 0.045 315.5)
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Step 300
300
#D5B1E6
oklch(80.9% 0.083 314.8)
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Step 400
400
#BF86D9
oklch(70.7% 0.132 314.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A55BC4
oklch(60% 0.169 315)
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Step 600
600
#9A48BB
oklch(55.5% 0.184 315)
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Step 700
700
#8439A1
oklch(49.1% 0.17 315.3)
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Step 800
800
#6B3083
oklch(42.7% 0.142 314.9)
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Step 900
900
#572C69
oklch(37.8% 0.11 314.9)
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Step 950
950
#331A3D
oklch(26.9% 0.07 315.6)
#A55BC4 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) | #4276C7 | 0.149 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5A7CC1 | 0.133 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A36C87 | 0.113 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A55BC4
#A55BC4
oklch(60% 0.169 315)
- #4F9511
#4F9511
oklch(60% 0.169 135)
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 #A55BC4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A55BC4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.020
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.045
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.047
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.052
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.057
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.060
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.067
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.068
Use #A55BC4 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.