#A69AB4#A69AB4
#A69AB4 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.040 H 306.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69AB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 154, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 15%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 14%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 14.4%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.37, 9.42, -11.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.37, 15.16, 308.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.5% 0.0234 -0.032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.5% 0.04 306.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5182, 34.5136, 47.9618) |
| Luminance | 0.3451 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.74
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.97
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.99
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 9.54
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.99
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 11.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69AB4 #A8B49A
analogous
#9A9BB4 #A69AB4 #B39AB4
triadic
#A69AB4 #B4A69A #9AB4A6
tetradic
#A69AB4 #B49A9B #A8B49A #9AB4B3
square
#A69AB4 #B49A9B #A8B49A #9AB4B3
split-complementary
#A69AB4 #B4B39A #9BB49A
monochromatic
#695A79 #87779A #A69AB4 #C5BDCE #E4E0E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#A69AB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#A69AB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69AB4
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69AB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69AB4 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969EB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989FB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A49DA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69ab4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 154, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.040 306.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0b7ca',
500: '#a69ab4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69ab4; $custom-light: #c0b7ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69ab4",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 154,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.692,
"s": 14.773,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70501,
"c": 0.03965,
"h": 306.2
},
"luminance": 0.34513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69AB4
secondary
#D5D9D1
accent
#994D76
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#121113
muted
#818082