#A18BEC#A18BEC
#A18BEC is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.140 H 292.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18BEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 139, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 72%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.8%, 41.1%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.42, 29.42, -46.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.42, 54.70, 302.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.64% 0.0544 -0.1293) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.64% 0.14 292.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0670, 32.0977, 83.4778) |
| Luminance | 0.3210 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.06
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.34
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.55
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.78
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.39
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18BEC #D6EC8B
analogous
#8BA5EC #A18BEC #D18BEC
triadic
#A18BEC #ECA18B #8BECA1
tetradic
#A18BEC #EC8BA5 #D6EC8B #8BECD1
square
#A18BEC #EC8BA5 #D6EC8B #8BECD1
split-complementary
#A18BEC #ECD18B #A5EC8B
monochromatic
#4D24D9 #7656E3 #A18BEC #CCC0F5 #EAE5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#A18BEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#A18BEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A18BEC
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18BEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18BEC | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D9BF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7098EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#909DB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18bec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 139, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.140 292.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfadf2',
500: '#a18bec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18bec; $custom-light: #bfadf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18bec",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 139,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.608,
"s": 71.852,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69636,
"c": 0.14026,
"h": 292.8
},
"luminance": 0.32098
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18BEC
secondary
#EDF2D9
accent
#D412A8
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#121017
muted
#817F85