#A960D4
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(62% 0.18 311.3), rgb(169, 96, 212).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.31:1).
About this color
#A960D4 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 311°. 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 5.31:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.31:1 |
| White text | 3.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A960D4 |
| RGB | rgb(169, 96, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 57%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.18 311.3) |
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 #A960D4 | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A960D4 | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A960D4 text on white | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A960D4 text on black | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc -35.1 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F8F3FB
oklch(97% 0.012 313.2)
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Step 100
100
#EFE5F7
oklch(93.5% 0.026 310.4)
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Step 200
200
#E4D1F1
oklch(88.6% 0.048 311.7)
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Step 300
300
#D3B1EB
oklch(80.9% 0.088 311)
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Step 400
400
#BD85E0
oklch(70.6% 0.141 311.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A960D4
oklch(62% 0.18 311.3)
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Step 600
600
#9846C5
oklch(55.6% 0.196 311.4)
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Step 700
700
#8136AA
oklch(49% 0.182 311.1)
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Step 800
800
#692E8A
oklch(42.6% 0.151 311.1)
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Step 900
900
#552B6E
oklch(37.7% 0.117 311)
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Step 950
950
#321A41
oklch(27.1% 0.075 310.8)
#A960D4 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) | #3E7CD8 | 0.154 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5781D1 | 0.137 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A47491 | 0.124 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A960D4
#A960D4
oklch(62% 0.18 311.3)
- #5F9A00
#5F9A00
oklch(62.1% 0.171 131.4)
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 #A960D4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A960D4.
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 0.039
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.049
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.052
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.059
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.060
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.064
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.066
Use #A960D4 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.