#A96ACA
Closest named color: Soft Purple (#A66FB5). oklch(63% 0.153 313), rgb(169, 106, 202).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.60:1).
About this color
#A96ACA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.153 and its hue 313°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Purple (#A66FB5), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.60:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.153) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Soft Purple (#A66FB5) |
| Black text | 5.60:1 |
| White text | 3.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A96ACA |
| RGB | rgb(169, 106, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 48%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.153 313) |
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 #A96ACA | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A96ACA | 5.60:1 | AA | Lc 39.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A96ACA text on white | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A96ACA text on black | 5.60:1 | AA | Lc -36.9 | 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
#F8F4FA
oklch(97.2% 0.009 314.8)
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Step 100
100
#EFE6F4
oklch(93.6% 0.021 313.8)
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Step 200
200
#E3D2ED
oklch(88.6% 0.041 313.2)
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Step 300
300
#D2B3E3
oklch(80.9% 0.074 313.5)
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Step 400
400
#BB8AD6
oklch(70.8% 0.12 313)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A96ACA
oklch(63% 0.153 313)
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Step 600
600
#9450B7
oklch(55.6% 0.165 312.7)
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Step 700
700
#7E409E
oklch(49.1% 0.154 312.5)
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Step 800
800
#673580
oklch(42.7% 0.128 313)
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Step 900
900
#542F67
oklch(37.7% 0.1 313)
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Step 950
950
#311C3C
oklch(27% 0.063 313.1)
#A96ACA 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) | #5580CD | 0.127 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6785C7 | 0.114 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A67990 | 0.106 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.154 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A96ACA
#A96ACA
oklch(63% 0.153 313)
- #639C2E
#639C2E
oklch(63.1% 0.153 133)
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 #A96ACA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.037
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.039
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.039
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.045
- Wisteria #A87DC2 ΔE 0.051
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.053
- Dark Lilac #9C6DA5 ΔE 0.063
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.063
Use #A96ACA 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.