#A69BCD#A69BCD
#A69BCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.073 H 294.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69BCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 155, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 33%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.49, 14.29, -24.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.49, 28.05, 300.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.65% 0.0303 -0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.65% 0.073 294.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4642, 35.9571, 62.6597) |
| Luminance | 0.3596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.65
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.74
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.39
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.42
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.45
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69BCD #C2CD9B
analogous
#9BA9CD #A69BCD #BF9BCD
triadic
#A69BCD #CDA69B #9BCDA6
tetradic
#A69BCD #CD9BA9 #C2CD9B #9BCDBF
square
#A69BCD #CD9BA9 #C2CD9B #9BCDBF
split-complementary
#A69BCD #CDBF9B #A9CD9B
monochromatic
#614F9E #8272B9 #A69BCD #CAC4E1 #EDEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#A69BCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#A69BCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69BCD
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69BCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69BCD | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A2CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A1CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FA3AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69bcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 155, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.073 294.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b8dc',
500: '#a69bcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69bcd; $custom-light: #c1b8dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69bcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 155,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.2,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71654,
"c": 0.07275,
"h": 294.6
},
"luminance": 0.35957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69BCD
secondary
#E6E9DB
accent
#AC3993
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083