#A69EBA#A69EBA
#A69EBA is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.041 H 298.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69EBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 158, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 17%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 15%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.8%, 15.1%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.60, 8.43, -13.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.60, 15.82, 302.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.53% 0.0196 -0.0362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.53% 0.041 298.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8139, 36.1058, 51.4745) |
| Luminance | 0.3611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.27
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.59
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.05
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.57
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 11.19
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 11.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69EBA #B2BA9E
analogous
#9EA4BA #A69EBA #B49EBA
triadic
#A69EBA #BAA69E #9EBAA6
tetradic
#A69EBA #BA9EA4 #B2BA9E #9EBAB4
square
#A69EBA #BA9EA4 #B2BA9E #9EBAB4
split-complementary
#A69EBA #BAB49E #A4BA9E
monochromatic
#675C81 #857AA1 #A69EBA #C7C2D3 #E8E6ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#A69EBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#A69EBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69EBA
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69EBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69EBA | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A2BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA2B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3A2A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69eba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 158, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.041 298.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0bace',
500: '#a69eba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69eba; $custom-light: #c0bace; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69eba",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 158,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.143,
"s": 16.867,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71525,
"c": 0.04112,
"h": 298.4
},
"luminance": 0.36106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69EBA
secondary
#DCDED6
accent
#9B4A84
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121113
muted
#818082