#A65EED
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(63% 0.21 304.2), rgb(166, 94, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.44:1).
About this color
#A65EED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.210 and its hue 304°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.44:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.210) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.44:1 |
| White text | 3.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A65EED |
| RGB | rgb(166, 94, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 80%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.21 304.2) |
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 #A65EED | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A65EED | 5.44:1 | AA | Lc 38.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A65EED text on white | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A65EED text on black | 5.44:1 | AA | Lc -36.1 | 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.
-
Step 50
50
#F7F3FD
oklch(97% 0.014 304.1)
-
Step 100
100
#EEE5FA
oklch(93.5% 0.03 305.1)
-
Step 200
200
#E1D0F8
oklch(88.4% 0.057 304.5)
-
Step 300
300
#CFB0F7
oklch(80.9% 0.103 304.2)
-
Step 400
400
#B783F2
oklch(70.6% 0.164 304.1)
-
Step 500
500 (this color)
#A65EED
oklch(63% 0.21 304.2)
-
Step 600
600
#923EDC
oklch(55.6% 0.228 304.1)
-
Step 700
700
#7D2EBF
oklch(49.2% 0.212 304.2)
-
Step 800
800
#65289A
oklch(42.6% 0.175 304.2)
-
Step 900
900
#52277B
oklch(37.6% 0.137 304)
-
Step 950
950
#301848
oklch(26.9% 0.087 304.2)
#A65EED 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) | #0880F2 | 0.171 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3B82EA | 0.154 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #997B9D | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.211 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A65EED
#A65EED
oklch(63% 0.21 304.2)
- #759800
#759800
oklch(63% 0.157 124.4)
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 #A65EED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A65EED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.014
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.054
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.057
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.064
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.065
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.066
Use #A65EED 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.