#A09FC2#A09FC2
#A09FC2 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.051 H 286.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A09FC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 159, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 22%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 18%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.5%, 18%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.65, 7.63, -17.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.65, 19.39, 293.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.53% 0.0143 -0.0485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.53% 0.051 286.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6307, 36.1645, 56.0790) |
| Luminance | 0.3617 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.83
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.74
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 11.49
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.61
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 11.93
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 11.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A09FC2 #C1C29F
analogous
#9FB0C2 #A09FC2 #B29FC2
triadic
#A09FC2 #C2A09F #9FC2A0
tetradic
#A09FC2 #C29FB0 #C1C29F #9FC2B2
square
#A09FC2 #C29FB0 #C1C29F #9FC2B2
split-complementary
#A09FC2 #C2B29F #B0C29F
monochromatic
#5B5A8D #7B7AAA #A09FC2 #C5C4DA #EAEAF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#A09FC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#A09FC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A09FC2
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A09FC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A09FC2 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A3C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A1C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99A5AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a09fc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 159, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.051 286.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcbbd4',
500: '#a09fc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a09fc2; $custom-light: #bcbbd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a09fc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 159,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.714,
"s": 22.293,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71529,
"c": 0.05059,
"h": 286.4
},
"luminance": 0.36165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A09FC2
secondary
#E3E3D9
accent
#A1459E
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083