#A68BC3#A68BC3
#A68BC3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.086 H 306.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A68BC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 139, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 32%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 29%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 28.7%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.09, 21.11, -25.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.09, 32.94, 309.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.15% 0.0508 -0.0693) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.15% 0.086 306.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8070, 30.5125, 55.6750) |
| Luminance | 0.3051 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.13
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.75
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.51
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.78
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.71
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 8.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A68BC3 #A8C38B
analogous
#8B8CC3 #A68BC3 #C28BC3
triadic
#A68BC3 #C3A68B #8BC3A6
tetradic
#A68BC3 #C38B8C #A8C38B #8BC3C2
square
#A68BC3 #C38B8C #A8C38B #8BC3C2
split-complementary
#A68BC3 #C3C28B #8CC38B
monochromatic
#69488B #8763AE #A68BC3 #C5B3D8 #E4DCED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#A68BC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.10
#A68BC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A68BC3
7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A68BC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A68BC3 | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.10 | 7.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8195C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8696C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2939F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a68bc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 139, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.086 306.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1add5',
500: '#a68bc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a68bc3; $custom-light: #c1add5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a68bc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 139,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.929,
"s": 31.818,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68146,
"c": 0.08594,
"h": 306.2
},
"luminance": 0.30512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A68BC3
secondary
#D5DECC
accent
#AB3B75
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F4FA
border
#D0CED3
text
#121014
muted
#817F83