#A179BB#A179BB
#A179BB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.106 H 311.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A179BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 121, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 33%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 35%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 35.3%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.92, 28.02, -28.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.92, 40.16, 314.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.98% 0.0697 -0.0792) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.98% 0.106 311.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5034, 24.8401, 50.1918) |
| Luminance | 0.2484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.88
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 3.55
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.56
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.35
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.73
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A179BB #93BB79
analogous
#8079BB #A179BB #BB79B4
triadic
#A179BB #BBA179 #79BBA1
tetradic
#A179BB #BB8079 #93BB79 #79B4BB
square
#A179BB #BB8079 #93BB79 #79B4BB
split-complementary
#A179BB #B4BB79 #79BB80
monochromatic
#633E7B #8453A4 #A179BB #BDA2D0 #DACAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#A179BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#A179BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A179BB
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A179BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A179BB | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D87BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7689B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E8291
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a179bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 121, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.106 311.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bda0cf',
500: '#a179bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a179bb; $custom-light: #bda0cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a179bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 121,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.364,
"s": 32.673,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63977,
"c": 0.10553,
"h": 311.4
},
"luminance": 0.2484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A179BB
secondary
#C5D5BB
accent
#AB3A67
background
#FBF9FC
surface
#F7F2F9
border
#D0CCD2
text
#120E14
muted
#817E82