#A17BC3#A17BC3
#A17BC3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.112 H 307.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17BC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 123, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 38%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 37%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.4%, 36.9%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.74, 28.66, -32.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.74, 43.01, 311.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.71% 0.0686 -0.0886) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.71% 0.112 307.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6294, 25.6834, 54.9103) |
| Luminance | 0.2568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.87
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.45
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.79
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.85
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.98
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17BC3 #9DC37B
analogous
#7D7BC3 #A17BC3 #C37BC1
triadic
#A17BC3 #C3A17B #7BC3A1
tetradic
#A17BC3 #C37D7B #9DC37B #7BC1C3
square
#A17BC3 #C37D7B #9DC37B #7BC1C3
split-complementary
#A17BC3 #C1C37B #7BC37D
monochromatic
#643D86 #8351B0 #A17BC3 #BFA5D6 #DDCFE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#A17BC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.14
#A17BC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17BC3
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17BC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17BC3 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.14 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C89C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#758BC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C8696
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17bc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 123, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.112 307.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bea1d5',
500: '#a17bc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17bc3; $custom-light: #bea1d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17bc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 123,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.667,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64708,
"c": 0.1121,
"h": 307.8
},
"luminance": 0.25683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17BC3
secondary
#CCDAC0
accent
#B0356F
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F7F2FA
border
#D0CCD3
text
#120F14
muted
#817E83