#A48BC5#A48BC5
#A48BC5 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.088 H 303.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A48BC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 139, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 33%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 29%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.8%, 29.4%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.99, 20.92, -26.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.99, 33.83, 308.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.05% 0.0491 -0.073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.05% 0.088 303.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6185, 30.3890, 56.8544) |
| Luminance | 0.3039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.28
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.86
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.60
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.20
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.49
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A48BC5 #ACC58B
analogous
#8B8FC5 #A48BC5 #C18BC5
triadic
#A48BC5 #C5A48B #8BC5A4
tetradic
#A48BC5 #C58B8F #ACC58B #8BC5C1
square
#A48BC5 #C58B8F #ACC58B #8BC5C1
split-complementary
#A48BC5 #C5C18B #8FC58B
monochromatic
#66478E #8462B1 #A48BC5 #C4B4D9 #E4DDEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#A48BC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#A48BC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A48BC5
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A48BC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A48BC5 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F95C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8496C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F93A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a48bc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 139, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.088 303.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfadd6',
500: '#a48bc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a48bc5; $custom-light: #bfadd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a48bc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 139,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.862,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68047,
"c": 0.08797,
"h": 303.9
},
"luminance": 0.30389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A48BC5
secondary
#D7DFCC
accent
#AC397B
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F4FA
border
#D0CED3
text
#121014
muted
#817F83