#A397CE#A397CE
#A397CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.080 H 294.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A397CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 151, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 36%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 27%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.9%, 26.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.26, 15.84, -26.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.26, 30.96, 300.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.66% 0.033 -0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.66% 0.08 294.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3089, 34.3756, 63.0501) |
| Luminance | 0.3438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.63
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.17
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.23
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.77
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.00
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A397CE #C2CE97
analogous
#97A6CE #A397CE #BF97CE
triadic
#A397CE #CEA397 #97CEA3
tetradic
#A397CE #CE97A6 #C2CE97 #97CEBF
square
#A397CE #CE97A6 #C2CE97 #97CEBF
split-complementary
#A397CE #CEBF97 #A6CE97
monochromatic
#5E4B9F #7E6DBA #A397CE #C8C1E2 #EDEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#A397CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.88
#A397CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A397CE
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A397CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A397CE | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.88 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9FD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9ECC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9BA0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a397ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 151, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.080 294.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfb5dd',
500: '#a397ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a397ce; $custom-light: #bfb5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a397ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 151,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.091,
"s": 35.948,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70658,
"c": 0.08023,
"h": 294.3
},
"luminance": 0.34376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A397CE
secondary
#E5E8D9
accent
#AF3795
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083