#A69BBD#A69BBD
#A69BBD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.050 H 299.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69BBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 155, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 18%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.92, 10.75, -16.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.92, 19.35, 303.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.03% 0.0251 -0.0436) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.03% 0.05 299.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6307, 35.2237, 53.0033) |
| Luminance | 0.3522 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.44
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.43
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.57
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.27
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.32
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69BBD #B2BD9B
analogous
#9BA1BD #A69BBD #B79BBD
triadic
#A69BBD #BDA69B #9BBDA6
tetradic
#A69BBD #BD9BA1 #B2BD9B #9BBDB7
square
#A69BBD #BD9BA1 #B2BD9B #9BBDB7
split-complementary
#A69BBD #BDB79B #A1BD9B
monochromatic
#675885 #8576A5 #A69BBD #C7C0D5 #E8E5EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#A69BBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#A69BBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69BBD
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69BBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69BBD | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.04 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A0BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A0BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2A0A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69bbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 155, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.050 299.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0b8d1',
500: '#a69bbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69bbd; $custom-light: #c0b8d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69bbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 155,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.412,
"s": 20.482,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7103,
"c": 0.05031,
"h": 299.9
},
"luminance": 0.35224
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69BBD
secondary
#DCDFD5
accent
#9F4782
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082