#A69EBB#A69EBB
#A69EBB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.043 H 297.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69EBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 158, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 18%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 16%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.2%, 15.5%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.63, 8.64, -13.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.63, 16.36, 301.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.56% 0.0199 -0.0376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.56% 0.043 297.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9206, 36.1485, 52.0363) |
| Luminance | 0.3615 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.94
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.50
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.96
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.54
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 11.02
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 11.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69EBB #B3BB9E
analogous
#9EA4BB #A69EBB #B59EBB
triadic
#A69EBB #BBA69E #9EBBA6
tetradic
#A69EBB #BB9EA4 #B3BB9E #9EBBB5
square
#A69EBB #BB9EA4 #B3BB9E #9EBBB5
split-complementary
#A69EBB #BBB59E #A4BB9E
monochromatic
#675C83 #857AA2 #A69EBB #C7C2D4 #E8E6ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#A69EBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#A69EBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69EBB
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69EBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69EBB | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A2BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA2BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2A2A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69ebb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 158, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.043 297.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0bacf',
500: '#a69ebb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69ebb; $custom-light: #c0bacf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69ebb",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 158,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.552,
"s": 17.576,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71561,
"c": 0.04252,
"h": 297.9
},
"luminance": 0.36149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69EBB
secondary
#DCDFD6
accent
#9C4A85
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121113
muted
#818082