#A69FBB#A69FBB
#A69FBB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.041 H 296.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69FBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 159, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 17%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 15%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.2%, 15%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.89, 8.09, -13.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.89, 15.74, 300.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.76% 0.0184 -0.0365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.76% 0.041 296.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0919, 36.4910, 52.0934) |
| Luminance | 0.3649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.28
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.85
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.46
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 11.01
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 11.44
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 11.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69FBB #B4BB9F
analogous
#9FA6BB #A69FBB #B49FBB
triadic
#A69FBB #BBA69F #9FBBA6
tetradic
#A69FBB #BB9FA6 #B4BB9F #9FBBB4
square
#A69FBB #BB9FA6 #B4BB9F #9FBBB4
split-complementary
#A69FBB #BBB49F #A6BB9F
monochromatic
#665D83 #857BA2 #A69FBB #C7C3D4 #E8E7EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#A69FBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#A69FBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69FBB
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69FBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69FBB | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA3BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA2BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2A3A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69fbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 159, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.041 296.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0bbcf',
500: '#a69fbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69fbb; $custom-light: #c0bbcf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69fbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 159,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255,
"s": 17.073,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71763,
"c": 0.04089,
"h": 296.8
},
"luminance": 0.36491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69FBB
secondary
#DDDFD7
accent
#9B4A87
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121113
muted
#818082