#A18ABE#A18ABE
#A18ABE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.079 H 304.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18ABE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 138, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 29%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 27%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.20, 18.96, -23.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.20, 30.50, 308.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.28% 0.0451 -0.0654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.28% 0.079 304.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0789, 29.4718, 52.6512) |
| Luminance | 0.2947 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.00
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.33
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.46
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.57
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.43
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 9.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18ABE #A7BE8A
analogous
#8A8DBE #A18ABE #BB8ABE
triadic
#A18ABE #BEA18A #8ABEA1
tetradic
#A18ABE #BE8A8D #A7BE8A #8ABEBB
square
#A18ABE #BE8A8D #A7BE8A #8ABEBB
split-complementary
#A18ABE #BEBB8A #8DBE8A
monochromatic
#634984 #8163A8 #A18ABE #C1B1D4 #E0D9EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#A18ABE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.89
#A18ABE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18ABE
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18ABE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18ABE | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.89 | 6.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8093C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8494BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D919C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18abe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 138, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.079 304.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdacd1',
500: '#a18abe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18abe; $custom-light: #bdacd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18abe",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 138,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.538,
"s": 28.571,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67284,
"c": 0.07942,
"h": 304.6
},
"luminance": 0.29472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18ABE
secondary
#D3DBC9
accent
#A73E79
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F6F4F9
border
#D0CED2
text
#121014
muted
#817F82