#A69BCB#A69BCB
#A69BCB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.070 H 295.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69BCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 155, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.2%, 23.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.41, 13.83, -23.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.41, 26.96, 300.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.57% 0.0297 -0.0633) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.57% 0.07 295.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2244, 35.8612, 61.3964) |
| Luminance | 0.3586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.99
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.91
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.69
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.18
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.36
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69BCB #C0CB9B
analogous
#9BA8CB #A69BCB #BE9BCB
triadic
#A69BCB #CBA69B #9BCBA6
tetradic
#A69BCB #CB9BA8 #C0CB9B #9BCBBE
square
#A69BCB #CB9BA8 #C0CB9B #9BCBBE
split-complementary
#A69BCB #CBBE9B #A8CB9B
monochromatic
#62519B #8273B6 #A69BCB #CAC3E0 #EDEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#A69BCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#A69BCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69BCB
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69BCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69BCB | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A2CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FA2AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69bcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 155, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.070 295.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b8db',
500: '#a69bcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69bcb; $custom-light: #c1b8db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69bcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 155,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.75,
"s": 31.579,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71573,
"c": 0.06994,
"h": 295.1
},
"luminance": 0.35861
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69BCB
secondary
#E5E8DA
accent
#AA3B91
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#121115
muted
#818083