#A09ACE#A09ACE
#A09ACE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.075 H 289.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A09ACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 154, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 35%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 25%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.3%, 25.2%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.78, 13.21, -25.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.78, 29.00, 297.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71% 0.0253 -0.071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71% 0.075 289.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1907, 35.0405, 63.1847) |
| Luminance | 0.3504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.60
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.75
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.66
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.17
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.17
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 10.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A09ACE #C8CE9A
analogous
#9AAECE #A09ACE #BA9ACE
triadic
#A09ACE #CEA09A #9ACEA0
tetradic
#A09ACE #CE9AAE #C8CE9A #9ACEBA
square
#A09ACE #CE9AAE #C8CE9A #9ACEBA
split-complementary
#A09ACE #CEBA9A #AECE9A
monochromatic
#574EA0 #7971BA #A09ACE #C7C3E2 #ECEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#A09ACE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#A09ACE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A09ACE
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A09ACE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A09ACE | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA1D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9FCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96A3AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a09ace; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 154, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.075 289.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdb7dd',
500: '#a09ace',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a09ace; $custom-light: #bdb7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a09ace",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 154,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.923,
"s": 34.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71,
"c": 0.07537,
"h": 289.6
},
"luminance": 0.35041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A09ACE
secondary
#E7E9DB
accent
#AE38A0
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083