#A09EB7#A09EB7
#A09EB7 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.036 H 289.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A09EB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 158, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 15%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 14%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.6%, 13.7%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.02, 5.78, -12.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.02, 13.90, 294.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.92% 0.0118 -0.0342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.92% 0.036 289.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2695, 35.3459, 49.7549) |
| Luminance | 0.3535 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.69
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 11.46
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.51
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 11.67
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 11.95
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 12.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A09EB7 #B5B79E
analogous
#9EA9B7 #A09EB7 #AD9EB7
triadic
#A09EB7 #B7A09E #9EB7A0
tetradic
#A09EB7 #B79EA9 #B5B79E #9EB7AD
square
#A09EB7 #B79EA9 #B5B79E #9EB7AD
split-complementary
#A09EB7 #B7AD9E #A9B79E
monochromatic
#605D7D #7E7B9D #A09EB7 #C2C1D1 #E5E4EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#A09EB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.07
#A09EB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A09EB7
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A09EB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A09EB7 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A1B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A0B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9CA2A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a09eb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 158, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.036 289.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcbacc',
500: '#a09eb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a09eb7; $custom-light: #bcbacc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a09eb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 158,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.8,
"s": 14.793,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70919,
"c": 0.03615,
"h": 289.1
},
"luminance": 0.35346
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A09EB7
secondary
#DCDCD4
accent
#994D93
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#121113
muted
#818082