#A759D7
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(61% 0.193 310.5), rgb(167, 89, 215).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.05:1).
About this color
#A759D7 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.193 and its hue 310°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.05:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.05:1 |
| White text | 4.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A759D7 |
| RGB | rgb(167, 89, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 61%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.193 310.5) |
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 #A759D7 | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A759D7 | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc 36.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A759D7 text on white | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A759D7 text on black | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc -33.5 | 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
#F8F3FC
oklch(97.1% 0.013 310.5)
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Step 100
100
#F0E5F8
oklch(93.6% 0.028 311.3)
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Step 200
200
#E4D0F3
oklch(88.5% 0.052 310.8)
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Step 300
300
#D4B0EE
oklch(81% 0.094 310.7)
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Step 400
400
#BE83E6
oklch(70.7% 0.152 310.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A759D7
oklch(61% 0.193 310.5)
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Step 600
600
#9941CC
oklch(55.6% 0.21 310.3)
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Step 700
700
#8331B0
oklch(49.1% 0.195 310.7)
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Step 800
800
#6A2B8F
oklch(42.8% 0.161 310.2)
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Step 900
900
#562872
oklch(37.6% 0.127 310.4)
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Step 950
950
#321943
oklch(27% 0.079 309.6)
#A759D7 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) | #2C79DB | 0.168 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4C7ED4 | 0.149 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A17090 | 0.133 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.195 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A759D7
#A759D7
oklch(61% 0.193 310.5)
- #609600
#609600
oklch(61.2% 0.166 130.5)
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 #A759D7, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A759D7.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.035
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.043
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.057
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.062
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.066
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.067
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.071
Use #A759D7 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.