#A565DF
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63% 0.183 306), rgb(165, 101, 223).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.52:1).
About this color
#A565DF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 306°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.52:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.52:1 |
| White text | 3.79:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A565DF |
| RGB | rgb(165, 101, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 66%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.183 306) |
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 #A565DF | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A565DF | 5.52:1 | AA | Lc 38.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A565DF text on white | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A565DF text on black | 5.52:1 | AA | Lc -36.5 | 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
#EEE6F8
oklch(93.6% 0.025 305.8)
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Step 200
200
#E1D1F4
oklch(88.4% 0.05 306)
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Step 300
300
#CFB2EF
oklch(80.9% 0.09 306.1)
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Step 400
400
#B787E7
oklch(70.7% 0.144 306.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A565DF
oklch(63% 0.183 306)
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Step 600
600
#9148CD
oklch(55.6% 0.2 306.1)
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Step 700
700
#7B38B1
oklch(49% 0.185 306)
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Step 800
800
#643090
oklch(42.7% 0.154 305.7)
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Step 900
900
#522C73
oklch(37.8% 0.12 306.2)
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Step 950
950
#301B43
oklch(27.1% 0.075 306.3)
#A565DF 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) | #3B81E3 | 0.146 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5183DC | 0.131 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9C7C98 | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A565DF
#A565DF
oklch(63% 0.183 306)
- #719900
#719900
oklch(63% 0.16 126)
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 #A565DF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A565DF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.038
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.041
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.048
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.050
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.063
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.066
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.068
Use #A565DF 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.