#A85ED9
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(61.9% 0.188 309.8), rgb(168, 94, 217).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.26:1).
About this color
#A85ED9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.188 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 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.26:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.26:1 |
| White text | 3.98:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A85ED9 |
| RGB | rgb(168, 94, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 62%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.9% 0.188 309.8) |
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 #A85ED9 | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A85ED9 | 5.26:1 | AA | Lc 37.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A85ED9 text on white | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A85ED9 text on black | 5.26:1 | AA | Lc -34.9 | 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
#EFE5F8
oklch(93.5% 0.027 309.2)
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Step 200
200
#E3D0F3
oklch(88.4% 0.052 309.6)
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Step 300
300
#D3B0EE
oklch(80.9% 0.093 310)
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Step 400
400
#BC85E5
oklch(70.8% 0.147 309.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A85ED9
oklch(61.9% 0.188 309.8)
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Step 600
600
#9744CA
oklch(55.6% 0.204 309.8)
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Step 700
700
#8134AF
oklch(49.1% 0.19 309.8)
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Step 800
800
#692D8E
oklch(42.8% 0.157 309.7)
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Step 900
900
#552A71
oklch(37.7% 0.122 309.7)
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Step 950
950
#321942
oklch(26.9% 0.078 310.3)
#A85ED9 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) | #357CDD | 0.160 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5181D6 | 0.143 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A27493 | 0.131 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A85ED9
#A85ED9
oklch(61.9% 0.188 309.8)
- #649800
#649800
oklch(61.9% 0.166 129.7)
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 #A85ED9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A85ED9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.036
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.043
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.050
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.057
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.066
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.066
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.070
Use #A85ED9 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.