#A29BB2#A29BB2
#A29BB2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.034 H 299.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A29BB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 155, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 13%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 13%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 12.9%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.23, 7.07, -11.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.23, 13.08, 302.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.29% 0.0167 -0.0296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.29% 0.034 299.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6560, 34.3384, 46.9131) |
| Luminance | 0.3434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.30
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.47
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.85
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.94
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 11.17
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 11.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A29BB2 #ABB29B
analogous
#9B9FB2 #A29BB2 #AD9BB2
triadic
#A29BB2 #B2A29B #9BB2A2
tetradic
#A29BB2 #B29B9F #ABB29B #9BB2AD
square
#A29BB2 #B29B9F #ABB29B #9BB2AD
split-complementary
#A29BB2 #B2AD9B #9FB29B
monochromatic
#645C77 #827897 #A29BB2 #C2BECD #E2E0E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#A29BB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#A29BB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A29BB2
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A29BB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A29BB2 | 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)
#979EB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989EB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F9EA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a29bb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 155, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.034 299.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdb8c9',
500: '#a29bb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a29bb2; $custom-light: #bdb8c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a29bb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 155,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.261,
"s": 12.994,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70292,
"c": 0.03402,
"h": 299.4
},
"luminance": 0.34338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A29BB2
secondary
#D6D8D1
accent
#974E81
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#121113
muted
#818082