#A17DBD#A17DBD
#A17DBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.101 H 309.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17DBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 125, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 33%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.8%, 33.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.96, 26.18, -28.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.96, 38.55, 312.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.8% 0.0642 -0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.8% 0.101 309.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2152, 25.9188, 51.4926) |
| Luminance | 0.2592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.66
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.78
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.43
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.20
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.34
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17DBD #99BD7D
analogous
#817DBD #A17DBD #BD7DB9
triadic
#A17DBD #BDA17D #7DBDA1
tetradic
#A17DBD #BD817D #99BD7D #7DB9BD
square
#A17DBD #BD817D #99BD7D #7DB9BD
split-complementary
#A17DBD #B9BD7D #7DBD81
monochromatic
#64417F #8455A8 #A17DBD #BEA6D2 #DCCEE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#A17DBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#A17DBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17DBD
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17DBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17DBD | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#718AC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#798CBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E8694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17dbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 125, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.101 309.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bda3d1',
500: '#a17dbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17dbd; $custom-light: #bda3d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17dbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 125,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.75,
"s": 32.653,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64796,
"c": 0.10096,
"h": 309.5
},
"luminance": 0.25918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17DBD
secondary
#C9D7BF
accent
#AB3A6C
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F3F9
border
#D0CDD2
text
#120F14
muted
#817F82