#A396BE#A396BE
#A396BE is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.059 H 299.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A396BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 150, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 24%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 21%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.2%, 21.1%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.42, 12.79, -18.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.42, 22.86, 304.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.81% 0.0295 -0.0516) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.81% 0.059 299.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3030, 33.3169, 53.2762) |
| Luminance | 0.3332 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.28
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.08
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.73
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.49
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.86
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A396BE #B1BE96
analogous
#969DBE #A396BE #B796BE
triadic
#A396BE #BEA396 #96BEA3
tetradic
#A396BE #BE969D #B1BE96 #96BEB7
square
#A396BE #BE969D #B1BE96 #96BEB7
split-complementary
#A396BE #BEB796 #9DBE96
monochromatic
#645386 #8270A7 #A396BE #C4BCD5 #E5E2ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#A396BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.66
#A396BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A396BE
7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A396BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A396BE | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.66 | 7.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E9CC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909CBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F9CA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a396be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 150, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.059 299.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#beb4d1',
500: '#a396be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a396be; $custom-light: #beb4d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a396be",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 150,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.5,
"s": 23.529,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69812,
"c": 0.05941,
"h": 299.7
},
"luminance": 0.33317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A396BE
secondary
#DADED1
accent
#A24483
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082