#A299C2#A299C2
#A299C2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.060 H 294.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A299C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 153, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 25%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 21%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.5%, 21.1%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.25, 11.65, -19.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.25, 23.09, 300.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.48% 0.0252 -0.0544) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.48% 0.06 294.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0270, 34.3587, 55.7623) |
| Luminance | 0.3436 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.93
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.17
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.55
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.63
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.00
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A299C2 #B9C299
analogous
#99A4C2 #A299C2 #B699C2
triadic
#A299C2 #C2A299 #99C2A2
tetradic
#A299C2 #C299A4 #B9C299 #99C2B6
square
#A299C2 #C299A4 #B9C299 #99C2B6
split-complementary
#A299C2 #C2B699 #A4C299
monochromatic
#60548D #7F73AB #A299C2 #C5BFD9 #E8E6F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#A299C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#A299C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A299C2
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A299C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A299C2 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#909FC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919EC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C9FA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a299c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 153, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.060 294.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#beb7d4',
500: '#a299c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a299c2; $custom-light: #beb7d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a299c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 153,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.171,
"s": 25.153,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70481,
"c": 0.05994,
"h": 294.9
},
"luminance": 0.34359
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A299C2
secondary
#DFE2D5
accent
#A4428E
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083