#A18EA7#A18EA7
#A18EA7 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.042 H 318.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18EA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 142, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 12%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 15%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.6%, 15%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.41, 11.80, -10.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.41, 15.82, 318.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.18% 0.0314 -0.0282) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.18% 0.042 318) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3449, 29.7134, 40.6357) |
| Luminance | 0.2971 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 5.58
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.81
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.82
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.73
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 9.91
Greyish Purple
#887191
ΔE00 10.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18EA7 #94A78E
analogous
#948EA7 #A18EA7 #A78EA0
triadic
#A18EA7 #A7A18E #8EA7A1
tetradic
#A18EA7 #A7948E #94A78E #8EA0A7
square
#A18EA7 #A7948E #94A78E #8EA0A7
split-complementary
#A18EA7 #A0A78E #8EA794
monochromatic
#635269 #846C8B #A18EA7 #BEB0C2 #DAD3DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#A18EA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.94
#A18EA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18EA7
6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18EA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18EA7 | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.94 | 6.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B93A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F95A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A19096
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18ea7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 142, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.042 318.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdafc1',
500: '#a18ea7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18ea7; $custom-light: #bdafc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18ea7",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 142,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.6,
"s": 12.438,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6718,
"c": 0.04225,
"h": 318
},
"luminance": 0.29713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18EA7
secondary
#C6CDC4
accent
#974F60
background
#FBFAFB
surface
#F6F4F7
border
#D0CED0
text
#121012
muted
#817F81