#A296CC#A296CC
#A296CC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.079 H 294.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A296CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 150, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 35%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.6%, 26.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.85, 15.63, -26.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.85, 30.45, 300.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.29% 0.0327 -0.0718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.29% 0.079 294.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7033, 33.8534, 61.7157) |
| Luminance | 0.3385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.93
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.21
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.52
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.81
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.89
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A296CC #C0CC96
analogous
#96A5CC #A296CC #BD96CC
triadic
#A296CC #CCA296 #96CCA2
tetradic
#A296CC #CC96A5 #C0CC96 #96CCBD
square
#A296CC #CC96A5 #C0CC96 #96CCBD
split-complementary
#A296CC #CCBD96 #A5CC96
monochromatic
#5E4C9C #7E6DB8 #A296CC #C6BFE0 #EBE8F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#A296CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.77
#A296CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A296CC
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A296CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A296CC | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.77 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9ECE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9DCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A9FA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a296cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 150, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.079 294.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#beb4db',
500: '#a296cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a296cc; $custom-light: #beb4db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a296cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 150,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.333,
"s": 34.615,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70293,
"c": 0.07891,
"h": 294.5
},
"luminance": 0.33854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A296CC
secondary
#E3E7D7
accent
#AD3893
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083