#A279BB#A279BB
#A279BB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.106 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A279BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 121, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 33%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 35%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 35.3%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, 28.33, -28.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 40.27, 314.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.08% 0.0709 -0.0787) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.08% 0.106 312) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7058, 24.9445, 50.2013) |
| Luminance | 0.2494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.76
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 3.42
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.70
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.30
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.66
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A279BB #92BB79
analogous
#8179BB #A279BB #BB79B3
triadic
#A279BB #BBA279 #79BBA2
tetradic
#A279BB #BB8179 #92BB79 #79B3BB
square
#A279BB #BB8179 #92BB79 #79B3BB
split-complementary
#A279BB #B3BB79 #79BB81
monochromatic
#643E7B #8553A4 #A279BB #BEA2D0 #DACAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#A279BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#A279BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A279BB
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A279BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A279BB | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E87BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#778AB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A08291
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a279bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 121, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.106 312.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bea0cf',
500: '#a279bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a279bb; $custom-light: #bea0cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a279bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 121,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.273,
"s": 32.673,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64078,
"c": 0.10596,
"h": 312
},
"luminance": 0.24944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A279BB
secondary
#C5D5BB
accent
#AB3A65
background
#FBF9FC
surface
#F7F2F9
border
#D0CCD2
text
#120E14
muted
#817E82