#A855F7 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS purple-500 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#A855F7 is a light, vivid violet. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class purple-500 (e.g. bg-purple-500, text-purple-500). Its nearest CSS named color is mediumorchid (#ba55d3). For readable text on a #A855F7 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (5.31:1). #A855F7 sits in the middle of the lightness range, so it can serve as a primary brand or accent color — use its tints for backgrounds and its shades for text and pressed states.

Color Values

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#A855F7 in Tailwind CSS (purple-500)

#A855F7 ships with Tailwind CSS as purple-500 — use it as bg-purple-500, text-purple-500, or border-purple-500. It sits at step 500 of the purple ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #A855F7 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #b166f8 Copy
• 20% tint #b977f9 Copy
• 30% tint #c288f9 Copy
• 40% tint #cb99fa Copy
• 50% tint #d4aafb Copy
• 60% tint #dcbbfc Copy
• 70% tint #e5ccfd Copy
• 80% tint #eeddfd Copy
• 90% tint #f6eefe Copy

Shades of #A855F7 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #974dde Copy
• 20% shade #8644c6 Copy
• 30% shade #763bad Copy
• 40% shade #653394 Copy
• 50% shade #542b7c Copy
• 60% shade #432263 Copy
• 70% shade #321a4a Copy
• 80% shade #221131 Copy
• 90% shade #110819 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #A855F7 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #A855F7 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More violet colors in the library: #8B5CF6 (violet-500), #7C3AED (violet-600), #A78BFA (violet-400), #9B59B6, #6D28D9 (violet-700), #8E44AD.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #A855F7?

  #A855F7 is a light, vivid violet — rgb(168, 85, 247). Its nearest CSS named color is mediumorchid. In Tailwind CSS it is purple-500.

• How do I make tints and shades of #A855F7?

  Mix #A855F7 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #A855F7 is #b977f9 and a 20% shade is #8644c6 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #A855F7 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #A855F7?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #A855F7 background at 5.31:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text but not AAA.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #A855F7?

  purple-500 — use it as bg-purple-500, text-purple-500, or border-purple-500. The full purple 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.