#A48EA5#A48EA5
#A48EA5 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.042 H 324.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A48EA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 142, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 11%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 14%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 13.9%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, 12.46, -9.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 15.41, 323.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.39% 0.0341 -0.0242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.39% 0.042 324.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7735, 29.9556, 39.6982) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.38
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 5.56
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.02
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.74
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.44
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A48EA5 #8FA58E
analogous
#988EA5 #A48EA5 #A58E9A
triadic
#A48EA5 #A5A48E #8EA5A4
tetradic
#A48EA5 #A5988E #8FA58E #8E9AA5
square
#A48EA5 #A5988E #8FA58E #8E9AA5
split-complementary
#A48EA5 #9AA58E #8EA598
monochromatic
#665267 #886D89 #A48EA5 #BFB0C0 #DBD2DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#A48EA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#A48EA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A48EA5
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A48EA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A48EA5 | 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)
#8C93A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9196A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A59096
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a48ea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 142, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.042 324.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfafbf',
500: '#a48ea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a48ea5; $custom-light: #bfafbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a48ea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 142,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.391,
"s": 11.33,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67387,
"c": 0.04184,
"h": 324.7
},
"luminance": 0.29955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A48EA5
secondary
#C3CCC3
accent
#955053
background
#FBFAFB
surface
#F7F4F7
border
#D0CED0
text
#121012
muted
#817F81