#A09DEF#A09DEF
#A09DEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.118 H 284.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A09DEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 157, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 72%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 34%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.1%, 34.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.89, 19.65, -40.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.89, 45.25, 295.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.07% 0.03 -0.1138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.07% 0.118 284.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1299, 37.8183, 86.7246) |
| Luminance | 0.3782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.54
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.15
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.03
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.44
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.58
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A09DEF #ECEF9D
analogous
#9DC3EF #A09DEF #C99DEF
triadic
#A09DEF #EFA09D #9DEFA0
tetradic
#A09DEF #EF9DC3 #ECEF9D #9DEFC9
square
#A09DEF #EF9DC3 #ECEF9D #9DEFC9
split-complementary
#A09DEF #EFC99D #C3EF9D
monochromatic
#3A34DE #6D68E6 #A09DEF #D3D2F8 #E5E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#A09DEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#A09DEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A09DEF
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A09DEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A09DEF | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84A8F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82A3ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CACBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a09def; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 157, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.118 284.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#beb9f4',
500: '#a09def',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a09def; $custom-light: #beb9f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a09def",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 157,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.195,
"s": 71.93,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73067,
"c": 0.11767,
"h": 284.8
},
"luminance": 0.3782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A09DEF
secondary
#F1F2D9
accent
#D412CD
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F7F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121117
muted
#818085