#A599EA#A599EA
#A599EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.116 H 290.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A599EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 153, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 66%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 35%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.5%, 34.6%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.07, 22.05, -39.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.07, 45.04, 299.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.47% 0.0397 -0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.47% 0.116 290) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7558, 36.7215, 82.7140) |
| Luminance | 0.3672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.29
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.69
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.45
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 7.36
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.42
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A599EA #DEEA99
analogous
#99B5EA #A599EA #CD99EA
triadic
#A599EA #EAA599 #99EAA5
tetradic
#A599EA #EA99B5 #DEEA99 #99EACD
square
#A599EA #EA99B5 #DEEA99 #99EACD
split-complementary
#A599EA #EACD99 #B5EA99
monochromatic
#4B33D5 #7866E0 #A599EA #D2CCF4 #E9E6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#A599EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#A599EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A599EA
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A599EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A599EA | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82A5ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82A1E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95A7B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a599ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 153, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.116 290.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b7f1',
500: '#a599ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a599ea; $custom-light: #c1b7f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a599ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 153,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.889,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72465,
"c": 0.11638,
"h": 290
},
"luminance": 0.36722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A599EA
secondary
#EEF1DA
accent
#CE18B3
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#121116
muted
#818084