Nearest named color: Cornflower Blue
#A392FA
#A392FA
Nearest named
Cornflower Blue
Family
Blue
Lightness
71.8%
Chroma
0.149
Hue angle
289.6°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
2.61:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
7.12:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#9999FF
CSS oklch()
72% 0.15 290

#A392FA is a mid-toned, cool purple. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered. It reproduces cleanly in print.

Palettes built on #A392FA

Not just a swatch — here's how #A392FA works with other colors. Named schemes with #A392FA in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Cornflower Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Cornflower Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Cornflower Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Cornflower Blue carrying the quiet middle.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Cornflower Blue is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Cornflower Blue.

Modern Café Dominant · 5 colors

Cornflower Blue anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.

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Color Lab

How #A392FA actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 28/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 52/100
Moderate
Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.
Depth 29/100
Low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 0/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 35/100
Low
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 35/100
Low
Understated — leans refined without going austere.
Brand distinctiveness 57/100
Moderate
Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.
UI accent fit 54/100
Moderate
Workable accent with care around contrast.
Surface fit 28/100
Low
Too saturated or mid-toned for big areas — keep it to accents.
Print safety 80/100
High
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 7.1:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #EFECFB for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #C794FA — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #A392FA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #A392FA;
  --color-base-rgb: 163 146 250;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(71.8% 0.149 289.6);
  --color-50: #F3F0FE;
  --color-100: #DED8FD;
  --color-200: #BEB1FB;
  --color-300: #907DF2;
  --color-400: #674EE4;
  --color-500: #452ACB;
  --color-600: #3B289A;
  --color-700: #2F236C;
  --color-800: #221B46;
  --color-900: #16122B;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}