#A290CD#A290CD
#A290CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.090 H 297.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A290CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 144, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 38%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21%, 29.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.37, 19.27, -28.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.37, 34.78, 303.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.17% 0.0416 -0.0798) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.17% 0.09 297.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8906, 32.0355, 62.0384) |
| Luminance | 0.3204 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.35
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.96
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.82
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.12
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.16
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A290CD #BBCD90
analogous
#909CCD #A290CD #C090CD
triadic
#A290CD #CDA290 #90CDA2
tetradic
#A290CD #CD909C #BBCD90 #90CDC0
square
#A290CD #CD909C #BBCD90 #90CDC0
split-complementary
#A290CD #CDC090 #9CCD90
monochromatic
#60469C #7F66BA #A290CD #C5BAE0 #E9E4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#A290CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#A290CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A290CD
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A290CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A290CD | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#829AD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8599CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A9AA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a290cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 144, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.090 297.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#beb0dc',
500: '#a290cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a290cd; $custom-light: #beb0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a290cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 144,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.705,
"s": 37.888,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69171,
"c": 0.09004,
"h": 297.5
},
"luminance": 0.32036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A290CD
secondary
#E0E6D3
accent
#B1358C
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F4FB
border
#D0CED4
text
#121015
muted
#817F83