#A47CBB#A47CBB
#A47CBB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.101 H 312.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A47CBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 124, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 34%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.3%, 33.7%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.94, 27.26, -27.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.94, 38.49, 315.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.82% 0.0688 -0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.82% 0.101 312.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4856, 25.8962, 50.3439) |
| Luminance | 0.2590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.47
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.10
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.74
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.75
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.80
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A47CBB #93BB7C
analogous
#847CBB #A47CBB #BB7CB2
triadic
#A47CBB #BBA47C #7CBBA4
tetradic
#A47CBB #BB847C #93BB7C #7CB2BB
square
#A47CBB #BB847C #93BB7C #7CB2BB
split-complementary
#A47CBB #B2BB7C #7CBB84
monochromatic
#66407C #8855A4 #A47CBB #C0A4D0 #DCCDE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#A47CBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#A47CBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A47CBB
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A47CBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A47CBB | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7289BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B8CB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A28493
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a47cbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 124, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.101 312.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0a2cf',
500: '#a47cbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a47cbb; $custom-light: #c0a2cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a47cbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 124,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.095,
"s": 31.658,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64822,
"c": 0.10149,
"h": 312.7
},
"luminance": 0.25896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A47CBB
secondary
#C6D5BE
accent
#AA3B64
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F3F9
border
#D0CDD2
text
#120F14
muted
#817F82