#A699CD#A699CD
#A699CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.076 H 295.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A699CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 153, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 34%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.98, 15.42, -24.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.98, 29.30, 301.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.26% 0.0332 -0.0683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.26% 0.076 295.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1341, 35.2970, 62.5497) |
| Luminance | 0.3530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.35
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.10
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.09
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.00
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.30
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A699CD #C0CD99
analogous
#99A6CD #A699CD #C099CD
triadic
#A699CD #CDA699 #99CDA6
tetradic
#A699CD #CD99A6 #C0CD99 #99CDC0
square
#A699CD #CD99A6 #C0CD99 #99CDC0
split-complementary
#A699CD #CDC099 #A6CD99
monochromatic
#624D9E #8270B9 #A699CD #CAC2E1 #EDEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#A699CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#A699CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A699CD
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A699CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A699CD | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA0CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FA1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a699cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 153, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.076 295.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b7dc',
500: '#a699cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a699cd; $custom-light: #c1b7dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a699cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 153,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255,
"s": 34.211,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71262,
"c": 0.07596,
"h": 295.9
},
"luminance": 0.35297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A699CD
secondary
#E5E8DA
accent
#AD3890
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083