#A49CCE#A49CCE
#A49CCE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.072 H 291.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A49CCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 156, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 34%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(250, 24%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.62, 13.32, -24.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.62, 27.90, 298.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.73% 0.0269 -0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.73% 0.072 291.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3363, 36.1253, 63.3337) |
| Luminance | 0.3613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.09
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.43
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.76
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.62
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.69
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A49CCE #C6CE9C
analogous
#9CADCE #A49CCE #BD9CCE
triadic
#A49CCE #CEA49C #9CCEA4
tetradic
#A49CCE #CE9CAD #C6CE9C #9CCEBD
square
#A49CCE #CE9CAD #C6CE9C #9CCEBD
split-complementary
#A49CCE #CEBD9C #ADCE9C
monochromatic
#5C4FA0 #7E73BA #A49CCE #CAC5E2 #ECEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#A49CCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#A49CCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A49CCE
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A49CCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A49CCE | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A3D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A1CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9CA4AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a49cce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 156, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.072 291.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfb9dd',
500: '#a49cce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a49cce; $custom-light: #bfb9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a49cce",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 156,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 249.6,
"s": 33.784,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71726,
"c": 0.07242,
"h": 291.8
},
"luminance": 0.36126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A49CCE
secondary
#E7EADC
accent
#AD399A
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083