#A299CD#A299CD
#A299CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.076 H 292.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A299CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 153, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 34%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(250, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.65, 14.16, -25.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.65, 29.13, 299.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.93% 0.0287 -0.0699) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.93% 0.076 292.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3084, 34.8712, 62.5110) |
| Luminance | 0.3487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.09
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.01
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.76
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.08
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.69
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A299CD #C4CD99
analogous
#99AACD #A299CD #BC99CD
triadic
#A299CD #CDA299 #99CDA2
tetradic
#A299CD #CD99AA #C4CD99 #99CDBC
square
#A299CD #CD99AA #C4CD99 #99CDBC
split-complementary
#A299CD #CDBC99 #AACD99
monochromatic
#5B4D9E #7D70B9 #A299CD #C7C2E1 #ECEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#A299CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#A299CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A299CD
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A299CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A299CD | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA0CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9FCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99A1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a299cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 153, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.076 292.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#beb7dc',
500: '#a299cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a299cd; $custom-light: #beb7dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a299cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 153,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.385,
"s": 34.211,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70926,
"c": 0.07557,
"h": 292.3
},
"luminance": 0.34872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A299CD
secondary
#E6E8DA
accent
#AD3899
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083