#A08CD2#A08CD2
#A08CD2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.103 H 296.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A08CD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 140, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 44%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 33%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.41, 22.13, -33.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.41, 39.95, 303.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.46% 0.0464 -0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.46% 0.103 296.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5055, 30.8826, 65.0506) |
| Luminance | 0.3088 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.41
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.55
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.37
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.63
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.40
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 8.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A08CD2 #BED28C
analogous
#8C9BD2 #A08CD2 #C38CD2
triadic
#A08CD2 #D2A08C #8CD2A0
tetradic
#A08CD2 #D28C9B #BED28C #8CD2C3
square
#A08CD2 #D28C9B #BED28C #8CD2C3
split-complementary
#A08CD2 #D2C38C #9BD28C
monochromatic
#5C40A4 #7C60C1 #A08CD2 #C4B8E3 #E9E4F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#A08CD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.18
#A08CD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A08CD2
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A08CD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A08CD2 | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.18 | 7.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B97D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E96D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9697A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a08cd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 140, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.103 296.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdade0',
500: '#a08cd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a08cd2; $custom-light: #bdade0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a08cd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 140,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.143,
"s": 43.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68458,
"c": 0.10316,
"h": 296.7
},
"luminance": 0.30883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A08CD2
secondary
#E1E7D2
accent
#B72F90
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F4FB
border
#D0CED4
text
#121015
muted
#817F83