#A79ABC#A79ABC
#A79ABC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.051 H 302.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79ABC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 154, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 18%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.2%, 18.1%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, 11.43, -15.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 19.53, 305.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.88% 0.0274 -0.0429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.88% 0.051 302.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5673, 34.9575, 52.3882) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.46
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.85
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.07
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.60
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.07
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79ABC #AFBC9A
analogous
#9A9EBC #A79ABC #B89ABC
triadic
#A79ABC #BCA79A #9ABCA7
tetradic
#A79ABC #BC9A9E #AFBC9A #9ABCB8
square
#A79ABC #BC9A9E #AFBC9A #9ABCB8
split-complementary
#A79ABC #BCB89A #9EBC9A
monochromatic
#695884 #8775A4 #A79ABC #C7BFD4 #E7E4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#A79ABC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#A79ABC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79ABC
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79ABC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79ABC | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949FBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A0BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A49FA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79abc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 154, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.051 302.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b7d0',
500: '#a79abc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79abc; $custom-light: #c1b7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79abc",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 154,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.941,
"s": 20.238,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70879,
"c": 0.05086,
"h": 302.5
},
"luminance": 0.34958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79ABC
secondary
#DADED4
accent
#9F477D
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082