#A567DA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63% 0.175 307), rgb(165, 103, 218).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.55:1).
About this color
#A567DA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 307°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.55:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.55:1 |
| White text | 3.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A567DA |
| RGB | rgb(165, 103, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 61%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.175 307) |
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 #A567DA | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A567DA | 5.55:1 | AA | Lc 39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A567DA text on white | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A567DA text on black | 5.55:1 | AA | Lc -36.6 | 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
#EEE6F7
oklch(93.6% 0.024 307)
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Step 200
200
#E1D1F2
oklch(88.4% 0.048 307.2)
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Step 300
300
#CFB2EC
oklch(80.8% 0.086 307.3)
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Step 400
400
#B788E3
oklch(70.7% 0.137 307)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A567DA
oklch(63% 0.175 307)
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Step 600
600
#914BC8
oklch(55.6% 0.19 307)
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Step 700
700
#7B3BAD
oklch(49.1% 0.177 306.8)
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Step 800
800
#64328C
oklch(42.7% 0.146 306.8)
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Step 900
900
#522D70
oklch(37.7% 0.115 307.3)
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Step 950
950
#301B41
oklch(27% 0.072 307.8)
#A567DA 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) | #4381DE | 0.139 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5784D7 | 0.125 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9D7C97 | 0.127 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A567DA
#A567DA
oklch(63% 0.175 307)
- #6E9A00
#6E9A00
oklch(63% 0.163 127.2)
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 #A567DA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A567DA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.049
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.050
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.050
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.055
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.063
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.069
Use #A567DA 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.