#A09FDA#A09FDA
#A09FDA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.085 H 284.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A09FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 159, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.6%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.52, 13.25, -29.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.52, 32.60, 293.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.5% 0.0218 -0.0823) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.5% 0.085 284.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5470, 37.3310, 71.4381) |
| Luminance | 0.3733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.43
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.42
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.91
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.19
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.19
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A09FDA #D9DA9F
analogous
#9FBCDA #A09FDA #BE9FDA
triadic
#A09FDA #DAA09F #9FDAA0
tetradic
#A09FDA #DA9FBC #D9DA9F #9FDABE
square
#A09FDA #DA9FBC #D9DA9F #9FDABE
split-complementary
#A09FDA #DABE9F #BCDA9F
monochromatic
#4947B8 #7473C9 #A09FDA #CCCBEB #E9E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#A09FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.47
#A09FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A09FDA
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A09FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A09FDA | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.47 | 8.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA6DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DA3D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92A9B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a09fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 159, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.085 284.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdbbe5',
500: '#a09fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a09fda; $custom-light: #bdbbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a09fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 159,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.017,
"s": 44.361,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72502,
"c": 0.08511,
"h": 284.8
},
"luminance": 0.37332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A09FDA
secondary
#EDEDDE
accent
#B82EB5
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F7F6FC
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121115
muted
#818084