#A09BBB#A09BBB
#A09BBB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.047 H 292.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A09BBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 155, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 19%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 17%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 17.1%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.36, 8.32, -15.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.36, 17.92, 297.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.45% 0.0177 -0.0431) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.45% 0.047 292.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1863, 34.5039, 51.8102) |
| Luminance | 0.3450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.44
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.90
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.61
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.70
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.98
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 11.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A09BBB #B6BB9B
analogous
#9BA6BB #A09BBB #B09BBB
triadic
#A09BBB #BBA09B #9BBBA0
tetradic
#A09BBB #BB9BA6 #B6BB9B #9BBBB0
square
#A09BBB #BB9BA6 #B6BB9B #9BBBB0
split-complementary
#A09BBB #BBB09B #A6BB9B
monochromatic
#5F5983 #7D77A2 #A09BBB #C3BFD4 #E5E4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#A09BBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#A09BBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A09BBB
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A09BBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A09BBB | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949FBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949EBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9BA0A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a09bbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 155, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.047 292.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcb8cf',
500: '#a09bbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a09bbb; $custom-light: #bcb8cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a09bbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 155,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 249.375,
"s": 19.048,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7045,
"c": 0.04655,
"h": 292.3
},
"luminance": 0.34504
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A09BBB
secondary
#DCDED4
accent
#9D4890
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121113
muted
#818082