#A09FE3#A09FE3
#A09FE3 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.098 H 284.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A09FE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 159, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 55%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 30%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.5%, 30%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.88, 15.47, -34.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.88, 37.52, 294.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.9% 0.0243 -0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.9% 0.098 284.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7568, 37.8149, 77.8098) |
| Luminance | 0.3782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.14
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.31
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.33
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 8.75
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.08
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 9.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A09FE3 #E2E39F
analogous
#9FC0E3 #A09FE3 #C29FE3
triadic
#A09FE3 #E3A09F #9FE3A0
tetradic
#A09FE3 #E39FC0 #E2E39F #9FE3C2
square
#A09FE3 #E39FC0 #E2E39F #9FE3C2
split-complementary
#A09FE3 #E3C29F #C0E39F
monochromatic
#4240C7 #7170D5 #A09FE3 #CFCEF1 #E8E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#A09FE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#A09FE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A09FE3
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A09FE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A09FE3 | 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)
#8CA8E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA3E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#90ABB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a09fe3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 159, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.098 284.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdbbec',
500: '#a09fe3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a09fe3; $custom-light: #bdbbec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a09fe3",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 159,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240.882,
"s": 54.839,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72899,
"c": 0.09791,
"h": 284.4
},
"luminance": 0.37816
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A09FE3
secondary
#EFEFDC
accent
#C223C0
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F7F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121116
muted
#818084