#A47DBD#A47DBD
#A47DBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.102 H 311.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A47DBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 125, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 33%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 33.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.26, 27.13, -27.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.26, 38.85, 314.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.09% 0.0678 -0.0764) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.09% 0.102 311.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8272, 26.2343, 51.5213) |
| Luminance | 0.2623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.20
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.46
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.77
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.99
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.20
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A47DBD #96BD7D
analogous
#847DBD #A47DBD #BD7DB6
triadic
#A47DBD #BDA47D #7DBDA4
tetradic
#A47DBD #BD847D #96BD7D #7DB6BD
square
#A47DBD #BD847D #96BD7D #7DB6BD
split-complementary
#A47DBD #B6BD7D #7DBD84
monochromatic
#67417F #8755A8 #A47DBD #C0A6D2 #DDCEE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#A47DBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#A47DBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A47DBD
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A47DBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A47DBD | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#728ABF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B8DBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A28694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a47dbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 125, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.102 311.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0a3d1',
500: '#a47dbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a47dbd; $custom-light: #c0a3d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a47dbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 125,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.563,
"s": 32.653,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65093,
"c": 0.10218,
"h": 311.6
},
"luminance": 0.26234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A47DBD
secondary
#C8D7BF
accent
#AB3A66
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F4F9
border
#D0CED2
text
#120F14
muted
#817F82