#A488BE#A488BE
#A488BE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.084 H 307.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A488BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 136, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 29%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 28%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 28.4%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.97, 21.07, -24.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.97, 32.09, 311.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.18% 0.0515 -0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.18% 0.084 307.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4066, 29.2188, 52.5851) |
| Luminance | 0.2922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.31
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 4.57
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.96
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.92
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.98
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 8.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A488BE #A2BE88
analogous
#8988BE #A488BE #BE88BD
triadic
#A488BE #BEA488 #88BEA4
tetradic
#A488BE #BE8988 #A2BE88 #88BDBE
square
#A488BE #BE8988 #A2BE88 #88BDBE
split-complementary
#A488BE #BDBE88 #88BE89
monochromatic
#674884 #8660A8 #A488BE #C2B0D4 #E1D7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#A488BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.84
#A488BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A488BE
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A488BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A488BE | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.84 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E92C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8494BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A18F9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a488be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 136, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.084 307.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfabd1',
500: '#a488be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a488be; $custom-light: #bfabd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a488be",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 136,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.111,
"s": 29.348,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6718,
"c": 0.08394,
"h": 307.9
},
"luminance": 0.29219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A488BE
secondary
#D1DAC7
accent
#A83D71
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F4F9
border
#D0CED2
text
#121014
muted
#817F82