#A17CBC#A17CBC
#A17CBC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.101 H 310.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17CBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 124, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 34%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.68, 26.53, -28.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.68, 38.69, 313.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.57% 0.0655 -0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.57% 0.101 310.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9811, 25.6236, 50.8810) |
| Luminance | 0.2562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.67
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.44
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.25
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.01
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.21
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17CBC #97BC7C
analogous
#817CBC #A17CBC #BC7CB7
triadic
#A17CBC #BCA17C #7CBCA1
tetradic
#A17CBC #BC817C #97BC7C #7CB7BC
square
#A17CBC #BC817C #97BC7C #7CB7BC
split-complementary
#A17CBC #B7BC7C #7CBC81
monochromatic
#64407D #8455A6 #A17CBC #BEA4D1 #DBCDE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#A17CBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#A17CBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17CBC
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17CBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17CBC | 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)
#7089BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#798BBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E8593
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17cbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 124, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.101 310.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bda2d0',
500: '#a17cbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17cbc; $custom-light: #bda2d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17cbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 124,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.688,
"s": 32.323,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64567,
"c": 0.10146,
"h": 310.2
},
"luminance": 0.25623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17CBC
secondary
#C8D6BE
accent
#AB3A6A
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F3F9
border
#D0CDD2
text
#120F14
muted
#817F82