#A47BBD#A47BBD
#A47BBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.106 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A47BBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 123, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 33%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 35%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 34.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.78, 28.27, -28.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.78, 40.18, 314.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.73% 0.0708 -0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.73% 0.106 312) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5765, 25.7330, 51.4378) |
| Luminance | 0.2573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.14
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 3.88
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.25
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.86
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.45
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A47BBD #94BD7B
analogous
#837BBD #A47BBD #BD7BB5
triadic
#A47BBD #BDA47B #7BBDA4
tetradic
#A47BBD #BD837B #94BD7B #7BB5BD
square
#A47BBD #BD837B #94BD7B #7BB5BD
split-complementary
#A47BBD #B5BD7B #7BBD83
monochromatic
#663F7E #8854A7 #A47BBD #C0A4D1 #DCCDE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#A47BBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.15
#A47BBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A47BBD
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A47BBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A47BBD | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7089C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#798CBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A28493
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a47bbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 123, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.106 312.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0a1d1',
500: '#a47bbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a47bbd; $custom-light: #c0a1d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a47bbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 123,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.273,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64731,
"c": 0.10574,
"h": 312
},
"luminance": 0.25733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A47BBD
secondary
#C7D6BE
accent
#AC3965
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F3F9
border
#D0CDD2
text
#120F14
muted
#817F82