#A17ECB#A17ECB
#A17ECB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.117 H 304.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17ECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 126, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 43%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 38%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.7%, 37.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.80, 28.79, -34.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.80, 45.27, 309.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.63% 0.066 -0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.63% 0.117 304.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9361, 26.8107, 59.9282) |
| Luminance | 0.2681 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.06
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.27
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.37
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.42
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.64
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 8.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17ECB #A8CB7E
analogous
#7E82CB #A17ECB #C87ECB
triadic
#A17ECB #CBA17E #7ECBA1
tetradic
#A17ECB #CB7E82 #A8CB7E #7ECBC8
square
#A17ECB #CB7E82 #A8CB7E #7ECBC8
split-complementary
#A17ECB #CBC87E #82CB7E
monochromatic
#633B93 #8152B9 #A17ECB #C1AADD #E1D5EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#A17ECB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#A17ECB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17ECB
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17ECB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17ECB | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.36 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D8CCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#748EC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A8A9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17ecb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 126, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.117 304.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bea4db',
500: '#a17ecb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17ecb; $custom-light: #bea4db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17ecb",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 126,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.273,
"s": 42.541,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6563,
"c": 0.11727,
"h": 304.3
},
"luminance": 0.26811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17ECB
secondary
#D4E0C5
accent
#B63079
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F4FB
border
#D0CED4
text
#120F15
muted
#817F83