#A19BEE#A19BEE
#A19BEE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.119 H 286.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A19BEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 155, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 71%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 35%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.4%, 34.9%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.42, 20.81, -40.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.42, 45.92, 296.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.71% 0.0335 -0.1143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.71% 0.119 286.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8478, 37.1917, 85.8462) |
| Luminance | 0.3719 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.85
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.93
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.83
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.04
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.25
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A19BEE #E8EE9B
analogous
#9BBFEE #A19BEE #CA9BEE
triadic
#A19BEE #EEA19B #9BEEA1
tetradic
#A19BEE #EE9BBF #E8EE9B #9BEECA
square
#A19BEE #EE9BBF #E8EE9B #9BEECA
split-complementary
#A19BEE #EECA9B #BFEE9B
monochromatic
#3F32DC #7067E5 #A19BEE #D2CFF7 #E6E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#A19BEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#A19BEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A19BEE
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A19BEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A19BEE | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82A6F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81A2EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8EAABA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a19bee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 155, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.119 286.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfb8f4',
500: '#a19bee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a19bee; $custom-light: #bfb8f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a19bee",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 155,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.337,
"s": 70.94,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72714,
"c": 0.11908,
"h": 286.3
},
"luminance": 0.37193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A19BEE
secondary
#F0F2D9
accent
#D313C5
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F7F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121117
muted
#818085