#A17ABA#A17ABA
#A17ABA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.102 H 311.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17ABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 122, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 32%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 34%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 34.4%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.12, 27.23, -27.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.12, 38.98, 314.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.11% 0.068 -0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.11% 0.103 311.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5189, 25.0417, 49.6707) |
| Luminance | 0.2504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.89
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 3.78
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.95
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.35
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.28
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17ABA #93BA7A
analogous
#817ABA #A17ABA #BA7AB3
triadic
#A17ABA #BAA17A #7ABAA1
tetradic
#A17ABA #BA817A #93BA7A #7AB3BA
square
#A17ABA #BA817A #93BA7A #7AB3BA
split-complementary
#A17ABA #B3BA7A #7ABA81
monochromatic
#633F7A #8454A2 #A17ABA #BDA2CF #DACBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#A17ABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.01
#A17ABA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17ABA
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17ABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17ABA | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.01 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F87BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#788AB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F8392
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17aba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 122, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.102 311.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bda1cf',
500: '#a17aba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17aba; $custom-light: #bda1cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17aba",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 122,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.563,
"s": 31.683,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64113,
"c": 0.1025,
"h": 311.6
},
"luminance": 0.25041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17ABA
secondary
#C5D4BC
accent
#AA3B67
background
#FBF9FC
surface
#F7F2F9
border
#D0CCD2
text
#120F13
muted
#817E82