#A09FBC#A09FBC
#A09FBC is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.042 H 286.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A09FBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 159, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 18%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 15%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 15.4%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.44, 6.30, -14.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.44, 16.07, 293.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.3% 0.0122 -0.0401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.3% 0.042 286.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9705, 35.9003, 52.6016) |
| Luminance | 0.3590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.47
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 11.90
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 11.98
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 12.00
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 12.12
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 12.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A09FBC #BBBC9F
analogous
#9FACBC #A09FBC #AE9FBC
triadic
#A09FBC #BCA09F #9FBCA0
tetradic
#A09FBC #BC9FAC #BBBC9F #9FBCAE
square
#A09FBC #BC9FAC #BBBC9F #9FBCAE
split-complementary
#A09FBC #BCAE9F #ACBC9F
monochromatic
#5E5C84 #7C7BA3 #A09FBC #C4C3D5 #E7E7EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#A09FBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.18
#A09FBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A09FBC
8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A09FBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A09FBC | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.18 | 8.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A2BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A1BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9AA4A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a09fbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 159, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.042 286.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcbbd0',
500: '#a09fbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a09fbc; $custom-light: #bcbbd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a09fbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 159,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.069,
"s": 17.791,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71305,
"c": 0.0419,
"h": 286.9
},
"luminance": 0.35901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A09FBC
secondary
#E0E0D7
accent
#9C4999
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082