#A495AE#A495AE
#A495AE is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.040 H 311.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A495AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 149, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 13%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 14%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.7%, 14.4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.71, 10.31, -11.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.71, 15.09, 313.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.11% 0.0266 -0.0296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.11% 0.04 311.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6960, 32.4436, 44.5233) |
| Luminance | 0.3244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.47
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.56
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 7.83
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.11
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 10.66
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A495AE #9FAE95
analogous
#9795AE #A495AE #AE95AB
triadic
#A495AE #AEA495 #95AEA4
tetradic
#A495AE #AE9795 #9FAE95 #95ABAE
square
#A495AE #AE9795 #9FAE95 #95ABAE
split-complementary
#A495AE #ABAE95 #95AE97
monochromatic
#675772 #867293 #A495AE #C2B8C9 #E0DAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#A495AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#A495AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A495AE
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A495AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A495AE | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9299AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959BAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3989D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a495ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 149, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.040 311.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfb4c6',
500: '#a495ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a495ae; $custom-light: #bfb4c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a495ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 149,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276,
"s": 13.369,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69105,
"c": 0.0398,
"h": 311.9
},
"luminance": 0.32443
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A495AE
secondary
#CFD4CB
accent
#984E6B
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#121113
muted
#818082