#A952FF
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(63% 0.245 303), rgb(169, 82, 255).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.33:1).
About this color
#A952FF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.245 and its hue 303°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.33:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.245) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.33:1 |
| White text | 3.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A952FF |
| RGB | rgb(169, 82, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 100%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.245 303) |
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 #A952FF | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A952FF | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc 38.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A952FF text on white | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A952FF text on black | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc -35.7 | 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
#F7F3FF
oklch(97.1% 0.016 301.2)
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Step 100
100
#EEE5FE
oklch(93.6% 0.035 302.1)
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Step 200
200
#E2CFFE
oklch(88.5% 0.067 303.4)
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Step 300
300
#D0AEFF
oklch(80.9% 0.117 303.1)
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Step 400
400
#B97EFF
oklch(70.7% 0.188 303)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A952FF
oklch(63% 0.245 303)
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Step 600
600
#9628EF
oklch(55.7% 0.266 303)
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Step 700
700
#8014D0
oklch(49.2% 0.247 302.9)
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Step 800
800
#6818A8
oklch(42.7% 0.205 303.1)
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Step 900
900
#541F85
oklch(37.7% 0.16 303)
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Step 950
950
#31154E
oklch(27.1% 0.101 302.7)
#A952FF 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) | #007FFF | 0.184 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0080FB | 0.185 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #987AA3 | 0.178 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.246 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A952FF
#A952FF
oklch(63% 0.245 303)
- #789700
#789700
oklch(63% 0.154 123)
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 #A952FF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A952FF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.022
- Electric Purple #AA23FF ΔE 0.059
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.063
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.065
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.071
- Neon Purple #BC13FE ΔE 0.071
- Bright Violet #AD0AFD ΔE 0.072
Use #A952FF 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.