#A39CB2#A39CB2
#A39CB2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.033 H 300.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A39CB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 156, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 13%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 12%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 12.4%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.58, 6.86, -10.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.58, 12.52, 303.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.58% 0.0163 -0.0282) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.58% 0.033 300.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0271, 34.7778, 46.9783) |
| Luminance | 0.3478 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.55
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.81
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.98
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 11.09
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 11.41
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 11.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A39CB2 #ABB29C
analogous
#9CA0B2 #A39CB2 #AE9CB2
triadic
#A39CB2 #B2A39C #9CB2A3
tetradic
#A39CB2 #B29CA0 #ABB29C #9CB2AE
square
#A39CB2 #B29CA0 #ABB29C #9CB2AE
split-complementary
#A39CB2 #B2AE9C #A0B29C
monochromatic
#655D77 #837A97 #A39CB2 #C3BECD #E3E1E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#A39CB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.96
#A39CB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A39CB2
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A39CB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A39CB2 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.96 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989FB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999FB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A19FA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a39cb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 156, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.033 300.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#beb9c9',
500: '#a39cb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a39cb2; $custom-light: #beb9c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a39cb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 156,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.091,
"s": 12.5,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70581,
"c": 0.03257,
"h": 300.1
},
"luminance": 0.34778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A39CB2
secondary
#D6D9D1
accent
#974F80
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#121113
muted
#818082