#A49BCA#A49BCA
#A49BCA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.068 H 293.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A49BCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 155, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 31%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 23%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.8%, 23.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.21, 12.97, -22.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.21, 26.32, 299.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.36% 0.0271 -0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.36% 0.068 293.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6895, 35.5991, 60.7514) |
| Luminance | 0.3560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.46
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.41
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.15
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.43
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.83
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A49BCA #C1CA9B
analogous
#9BAACA #A49BCA #BB9BCA
triadic
#A49BCA #CAA49B #9BCAA4
tetradic
#A49BCA #CA9BAA #C1CA9B #9BCABB
square
#A49BCA #CA9BAA #C1CA9B #9BCABB
split-complementary
#A49BCA #CABB9B #AACA9B
monochromatic
#5F5199 #8073B5 #A49BCA #C8C3DF #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#A49BCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.12
#A49BCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A49BCA
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A49BCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A49BCA | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.12 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A1CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A0C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9DA2AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a49bca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 155, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.068 293.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfb8da',
500: '#a49bca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a49bca; $custom-light: #bfb8da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a49bca",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 155,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.489,
"s": 30.719,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71365,
"c": 0.06832,
"h": 293.4
},
"luminance": 0.35599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A49BCA
secondary
#E4E7DA
accent
#A93C94
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083