#A17CBB#A17CBB
#A17CBB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.100 H 310.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17CBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 124, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 34%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 33.7%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.64, 26.31, -27.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.64, 38.17, 313.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.52% 0.0652 -0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.52% 0.1 310.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8737, 25.5806, 50.3152) |
| Luminance | 0.2558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.78
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.40
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.37
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.86
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.00
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17CBB #96BB7C
analogous
#817CBB #A17CBB #BB7CB5
triadic
#A17CBB #BBA17C #7CBBA1
tetradic
#A17CBB #BB817C #96BB7C #7CB5BB
square
#A17CBB #BB817C #96BB7C #7CB5BB
split-complementary
#A17CBB #B5BB7C #7CBB81
monochromatic
#64407C #8455A4 #A17CBB #BEA4D0 #DBCDE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#A17CBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#A17CBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17CBB
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17CBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17CBB | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7189BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#798BB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E8593
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17cbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 124, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.100 310.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bda2cf',
500: '#a17cbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17cbb; $custom-light: #bda2cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17cbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 124,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.238,
"s": 31.658,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64523,
"c": 0.10019,
"h": 310.6
},
"luminance": 0.2558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17CBB
secondary
#C7D5BE
accent
#AA3B69
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F3F9
border
#D0CDD2
text
#120F14
muted
#817F82