#A09BBF#A09BBF
#A09BBF is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.052 H 291.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A09BBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 155, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 22%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 19%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.2%, 18.8%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.50, 9.21, -17.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.50, 20.12, 297.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.6% 0.0191 -0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.6% 0.052 291.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6205, 34.6776, 54.0969) |
| Luminance | 0.3468 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.35
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.75
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.77
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.57
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 11.03
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 11.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A09BBF #BABF9B
analogous
#9BA8BF #A09BBF #B29BBF
triadic
#A09BBF #BFA09B #9BBFA0
tetradic
#A09BBF #BF9BA8 #BABF9B #9BBFB2
square
#A09BBF #BF9BA8 #BABF9B #9BBFB2
split-complementary
#A09BBF #BFB29B #A8BF9B
monochromatic
#5E5788 #7D76A7 #A09BBF #C3C0D7 #E7E6EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#A09BBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.94
#A09BBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A09BBF
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A09BBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A09BBF | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.94 | 7.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A0C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939EBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9AA1A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a09bbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 155, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.052 291.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcb8d2',
500: '#a09bbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a09bbf; $custom-light: #bcb8d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a09bbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 155,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.333,
"s": 21.951,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70601,
"c": 0.05231,
"h": 291.4
},
"luminance": 0.34678
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A09BBF
secondary
#DFE0D5
accent
#A04594
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082