#A19BB3#A19BB3
#A19BB3 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.035 H 296.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A19BB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 155, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 14%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 13%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.1%, 13.4%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.18, 6.94, -11.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.18, 13.56, 300.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.24% 0.016 -0.0314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.24% 0.035 296.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5544, 34.2743, 47.4343) |
| Luminance | 0.3427 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.50
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.55
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.89
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 11.07
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.14
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 12.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A19BB3 #ADB39B
analogous
#9BA1B3 #A19BB3 #AD9BB3
triadic
#A19BB3 #B3A19B #9BB3A1
tetradic
#A19BB3 #B39BA1 #ADB39B #9BB3AD
square
#A19BB3 #B39BA1 #ADB39B #9BB3AD
split-complementary
#A19BB3 #B3AD9B #A1B39B
monochromatic
#635B78 #807899 #A19BB3 #C2BECD #E2E1E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#A19BB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#A19BB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A19BB3
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A19BB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A19BB3 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969EB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979EB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E9EA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a19bb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 155, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.035 296.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdb8c9',
500: '#a19bb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a19bb3; $custom-light: #bdb8c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a19bb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 155,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255,
"s": 13.636,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70243,
"c": 0.03523,
"h": 296.9
},
"luminance": 0.34274
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A19BB3
secondary
#D7D9D1
accent
#984E85
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#121113
muted
#818082