#A48DAD#A48DAD
#A48DAD is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.053 H 316.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A48DAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 141, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 16%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 18%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.2%, 18.5%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, 14.63, -13.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 19.97, 317.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.47% 0.0385 -0.0366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.47% 0.053 316.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3764, 29.9598, 43.6043) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.71
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.21
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 6.41
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.52
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.43
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A48DAD #96AD8D
analogous
#948DAD #A48DAD #AD8DA6
triadic
#A48DAD #ADA48D #8DADA4
tetradic
#A48DAD #AD948D #96AD8D #8DA6AD
square
#A48DAD #AD948D #96AD8D #8DA6AD
split-complementary
#A48DAD #A6AD8D #8DAD94
monochromatic
#67506F #876A93 #A48DAD #C0B1C7 #DDD4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#A48DAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#A48DAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A48DAD
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A48DAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A48DAD | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8993AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E96AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A49098
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a48dad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 141, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.053 316.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfaec5',
500: '#a48dad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a48dad; $custom-light: #bfaec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a48dad",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 141,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.125,
"s": 16.327,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67475,
"c": 0.05316,
"h": 316.5
},
"luminance": 0.29959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A48DAD
secondary
#C8D1C5
accent
#9B4B61
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F4F8
border
#D0CED1
text
#121012
muted
#817F81