#A69CB2#A69CB2
#A69CB2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.033 H 306.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69CB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 156, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 13%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 12%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.7%, 12.4%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.83, 7.89, -10.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.83, 12.80, 308.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.84% 0.0197 -0.0271) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.84% 0.033 306) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6488, 35.0984, 47.0075) |
| Luminance | 0.3510 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.98
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.13
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.16
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.20
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 11.30
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 11.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69CB2 #A8B29C
analogous
#9C9DB2 #A69CB2 #B19CB2
triadic
#A69CB2 #B2A69C #9CB2A6
tetradic
#A69CB2 #B29C9D #A8B29C #9CB2B1
square
#A69CB2 #B29C9D #A8B29C #9CB2B1
split-complementary
#A69CB2 #B2B19C #9DB29C
monochromatic
#695D77 #877A97 #A69CB2 #C5BECD #E4E1E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#A69CB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#A69CB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69CB2
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69CB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69CB2 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A0B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA0B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A49FA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69cb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 156, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.033 306.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0b9c9',
500: '#a69cb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69cb2; $custom-light: #c0b9c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69cb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 156,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.273,
"s": 12.5,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70836,
"c": 0.03347,
"h": 306
},
"luminance": 0.35098
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69CB2
secondary
#D5D9D1
accent
#974F76
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#121113
muted
#818082