#A55BE5
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(61.9% 0.205 306), rgb(165, 91, 229).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.22:1).
About this color
#A55BE5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.205 and its hue 306°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.22:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.205) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.22:1 |
| White text | 4.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A55BE5 |
| RGB | rgb(165, 91, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 73%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.9% 0.205 306) |
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 #A55BE5 | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A55BE5 | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc 37.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A55BE5 text on white | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A55BE5 text on black | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc -34.7 | 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
#F8F3FD
oklch(97.1% 0.014 308.3)
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Step 100
100
#EEE5FA
oklch(93.5% 0.03 305.1)
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Step 200
200
#E2D0F7
oklch(88.4% 0.056 306.1)
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Step 300
300
#D0B0F4
oklch(80.8% 0.1 305.8)
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Step 400
400
#B983EF
oklch(70.6% 0.161 305.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A55BE5
oklch(61.9% 0.205 306)
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Step 600
600
#943FD7
oklch(55.6% 0.222 305.9)
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Step 700
700
#7F2FBA
oklch(49.1% 0.206 306.3)
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Step 800
800
#672997
oklch(42.7% 0.172 306.1)
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Step 900
900
#532878
oklch(37.7% 0.133 305.7)
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Step 950
950
#311846
oklch(26.9% 0.085 306.6)
#A55BE5 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) | #147CE9 | 0.171 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3F7FE2 | 0.153 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9A7798 | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.206 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A55BE5
#A55BE5
oklch(61.9% 0.205 306)
- #6E9600
#6E9600
oklch(62% 0.158 126.2)
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 #A55BE5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A55BE5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.023
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.047
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.054
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.055
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.060
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.072
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.072
Use #A55BE5 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.