#A09DBE#A09DBE
#A09DBE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.048 H 289.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A09DBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 157, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 20%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 17%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 17.4%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.99, 7.86, -16.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.99, 18.36, 295.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.97% 0.0158 -0.0451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.97% 0.048 289.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8464, 35.3049, 53.6312) |
| Luminance | 0.3530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.21
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.71
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.73
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.14
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 11.85
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 12.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A09DBE #BBBE9D
analogous
#9DAABE #A09DBE #B09DBE
triadic
#A09DBE #BEA09D #9DBEA0
tetradic
#A09DBE #BE9DAA #BBBE9D #9DBEB0
square
#A09DBE #BE9DAA #BBBE9D #9DBEB0
split-complementary
#A09DBE #BEB09D #AABE9D
monochromatic
#5E5A87 #7C78A6 #A09DBE #C4C2D6 #E7E7EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#A09DBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#A09DBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A09DBE
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A09DBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A09DBE | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A1C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A0BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9AA2A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a09dbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 157, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.048 289.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcb9d1',
500: '#a09dbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a09dbe; $custom-light: #bcb9d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a09dbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 157,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.455,
"s": 20.245,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7097,
"c": 0.04779,
"h": 289.3
},
"luminance": 0.35305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A09DBE
secondary
#E0E0D6
accent
#9F4797
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082