#A69CBA#A69CBA
#A69CBA is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.044 H 300.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69CBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 156, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 18%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 16%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.8%, 16.1%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, 9.55, -14.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 17.09, 303.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.12% 0.0226 -0.0383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.12% 0.044 300.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4756, 35.4291, 51.3617) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.63
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.96
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.06
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.65
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.46
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69CBA #B0BA9C
analogous
#9CA1BA #A69CBA #B59CBA
triadic
#A69CBA #BAA69C #9CBAA6
tetradic
#A69CBA #BA9CA1 #B0BA9C #9CBAB5
square
#A69CBA #BA9CA1 #B0BA9C #9CBAB5
split-complementary
#A69CBA #BAB59C #A1BA9C
monochromatic
#675A81 #8678A1 #A69CBA #C6C0D3 #E7E4EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#A69CBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#A69CBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69CBA
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69CBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69CBA | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A0BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A0B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3A0A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69cba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 156, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.044 300.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0b9ce',
500: '#a69cba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69cba; $custom-light: #c0b9ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69cba",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 156,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260,
"s": 17.857,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71121,
"c": 0.04445,
"h": 300.5
},
"luminance": 0.35429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69CBA
secondary
#DADED4
accent
#9C4981
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121113
muted
#818082