#A857D2
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(60.6% 0.191 312.5), rgb(168, 87, 210).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.95:1).
About this color
#A857D2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.191 and its hue 312°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.95:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.191) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 4.95:1 |
| White text | 4.23:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A857D2 |
| RGB | rgb(168, 87, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 58%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.191 312.5) |
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 #A857D2 | 4.23:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A857D2 | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc 35.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A857D2 text on white | 4.23:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A857D2 text on black | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc -32.9 | 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
#F0E5F7
oklch(93.6% 0.027 312.6)
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Step 200
200
#E5D0F2
oklch(88.5% 0.051 312.6)
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Step 300
300
#D5AFEC
oklch(80.8% 0.093 312.5)
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Step 400
400
#C083E3
oklch(70.7% 0.149 312.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A857D2
oklch(60.6% 0.191 312.5)
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Step 600
600
#9C40C8
oklch(55.6% 0.208 312.7)
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Step 700
700
#8531AD
oklch(49.2% 0.193 312.5)
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Step 800
800
#6C2A8C
oklch(42.7% 0.16 312.5)
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Step 900
900
#582870
oklch(37.8% 0.125 312.7)
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Step 950
950
#331842
oklch(26.9% 0.08 311.9)
#A857D2 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) | #2F77D6 | 0.170 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4F7DCF | 0.150 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A46D8C | 0.130 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.192 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A857D2
#A857D2
oklch(60.6% 0.191 312.5)
- #589500
#589500
oklch(60.4% 0.169 132.4)
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 #A857D2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A857D2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.033
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.040
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.052
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.062
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.064
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.067
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.069
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.070
Use #A857D2 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.