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#a45ace

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue

RGB
164, 90, 206
HSL
278°, 54%, 58%
CMYK
20, 56, 0, 19
Luminance
0.1966

Every format

HEX#a45ace
RGBrgb(164, 90, 206)
HSLhsl(278, 54%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 56%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(51.5 50.1 -48.2)
LCHlch(51.5 69.5 316.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.603 0.181 311.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a45ace;
background-color: #a45ace;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a45ace] bg-[#a45ace]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a45ace;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.643, green: 0.353, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a45ace")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a45ace on white: 4.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a45ace on black: 4.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red64.3%
Green35.3%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan20.4%
Magenta56.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#a45ace text on a black background

contrast 4.93:1

Card sample

#a45ace text on a white background

contrast 4.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a45ace;
Background color
Panel with #a45ace background
background-color: #a45ace;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a45ace;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(164, 90, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(164, 90, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a45ace;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a45ace, #CE5AAB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a45ace

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a45ace in the Color Lab