#A69CD6#A69CD6
#A69CD6 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.084 H 292.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69CD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 156, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 41%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(250, 27%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.4%, 27.1%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.08, 15.80, -28.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.08, 32.34, 299.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.22% 0.0315 -0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.22% 0.084 292.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7491, 36.7385, 68.6024) |
| Luminance | 0.3674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.14
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.78
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.55
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.47
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.55
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69CD6 #CCD69C
analogous
#9CAFD6 #A69CD6 #C39CD6
triadic
#A69CD6 #D6A69C #9CD6A6
tetradic
#A69CD6 #D69CAF #CCD69C #9CD6C3
square
#A69CD6 #D69CAF #CCD69C #9CD6C3
split-complementary
#A69CD6 #D6C39C #AFD69C
monochromatic
#5A49AF #7F71C4 #A69CD6 #CDC7E8 #ECE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#A69CD6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#A69CD6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69CD6
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69CD6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69CD6 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA4D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA2D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9CA6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69cd6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 156, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.084 292.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b9e2',
500: '#a69cd6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69cd6; $custom-light: #c1b9e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69cd6",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 156,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.345,
"s": 41.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72225,
"c": 0.08385,
"h": 292.1
},
"luminance": 0.36739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69CD6
secondary
#EAEDDE
accent
#B4319E
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083