#A698CB#A698CB
#A698CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.075 H 297.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A698CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 152, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 33%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.2%, 25.1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.65, 15.53, -24.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.65, 28.84, 302.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.98% 0.034 -0.0666) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.98% 0.075 297) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7313, 34.8750, 61.2321) |
| Luminance | 0.3488 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.55
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.94
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.24
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.50
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.01
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A698CB #BDCB98
analogous
#98A4CB #A698CB #C098CB
triadic
#A698CB #CBA698 #98CBA6
tetradic
#A698CB #CB98A4 #BDCB98 #98CBC0
square
#A698CB #CB98A4 #BDCB98 #98CBC0
split-complementary
#A698CB #CBC098 #A4CB98
monochromatic
#634E9B #836FB6 #A698CB #C9C1E0 #ECE9F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#A698CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#A698CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A698CB
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A698CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A698CB | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA0CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9FCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FA0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a698cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 152, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.075 297.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b6db',
500: '#a698cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a698cb; $custom-light: #c1b6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a698cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 152,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.471,
"s": 32.903,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70984,
"c": 0.07479,
"h": 297
},
"luminance": 0.34875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A698CB
secondary
#E3E7D8
accent
#AC3A8C
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083