#A698A8#A698A8
#A698A8 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.028 H 322.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A698A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 152, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 8%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 10%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.2%, 9.5%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.48, 8.13, -6.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.48, 10.39, 321.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.68% 0.0221 -0.0172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.68% 0.028 322) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0210, 33.3909, 41.6910) |
| Luminance | 0.3339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 8.84
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.69
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.26
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 10.32
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.68
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 11.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A698A8 #9AA898
analogous
#9E98A8 #A698A8 #A898A2
triadic
#A698A8 #A8A698 #98A8A6
tetradic
#A698A8 #A89E98 #9AA898 #98A2A8
square
#A698A8 #A89E98 #9AA898 #98A2A8
split-complementary
#A698A8 #A2A898 #98A89E
monochromatic
#695A6B #89778C #A698A8 #C3B9C4 #DFDAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#A698A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#A698A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A698A8
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A698A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A698A8 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979BA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9DA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7999D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a698a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 152, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.028 322.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0b6c1',
500: '#a698a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a698a8; $custom-light: #c0b6c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a698a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 152,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.5,
"s": 8.421,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69684,
"c": 0.02799,
"h": 322
},
"luminance": 0.33391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A698A8
secondary
#CCD1CB
accent
#92535B
background
#FBFBFB
surface
#F7F6F7
border
#D0D0D0
text
#121112
muted
#818081