#A17BBD#A17BBD
#A17BBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.104 H 310.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17BBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 123, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 33%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 35%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.8%, 34.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.48, 27.32, -29.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.48, 39.88, 313.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.43% 0.0672 -0.08) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.43% 0.104 310) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9646, 25.4175, 51.4091) |
| Luminance | 0.2542 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.59
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.21
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.98
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.65
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17BBD #97BD7B
analogous
#807BBD #A17BBD #BD7BB8
triadic
#A17BBD #BDA17B #7BBDA1
tetradic
#A17BBD #BD807B #97BD7B #7BB8BD
square
#A17BBD #BD807B #97BD7B #7BB8BD
split-complementary
#A17BBD #B8BD7B #7BBD80
monochromatic
#643F7E #8454A7 #A17BBD #BEA4D1 #DBCDE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#A17BBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.08
#A17BBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17BBD
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17BBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17BBD | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F88C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#778BBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E8493
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17bbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 123, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.104 310.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bda1d1',
500: '#a17bbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17bbd; $custom-light: #bda1d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17bbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 123,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.545,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64431,
"c": 0.10449,
"h": 310
},
"luminance": 0.25417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17BBD
secondary
#C8D6BE
accent
#AC396A
background
#FBF9FC
surface
#F7F2F9
border
#D0CCD2
text
#120F14
muted
#817E82