#A799BC#A799BC
#A799BC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.053 H 303.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A799BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 153, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 21%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 19%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.2%, 18.6%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.46, 11.99, -16.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.46, 20.17, 306.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.68% 0.0289 -0.044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.68% 0.053 303.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4030, 34.6288, 52.3334) |
| Luminance | 0.3463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.24
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.43
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.91
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.25
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.70
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A799BC #AEBC99
analogous
#999DBC #A799BC #B999BC
triadic
#A799BC #BCA799 #99BCA7
tetradic
#A799BC #BC999D #AEBC99 #99BCB9
square
#A799BC #BC999D #AEBC99 #99BCB9
split-complementary
#A799BC #BCB999 #9DBC99
monochromatic
#695784 #8774A4 #A799BC #C7BED4 #E7E3ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#A799BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#A799BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A799BC
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A799BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A799BC | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939FBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959FBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A49EA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a799bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 153, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.053 303.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b7d0',
500: '#a799bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a799bc; $custom-light: #c1b7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a799bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 153,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264,
"s": 20.71,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7068,
"c": 0.05257,
"h": 303.3
},
"luminance": 0.34629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A799BC
secondary
#DADED3
accent
#9F467C
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082