#A79BBB#A79BBB
#A79BBB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.048 H 302.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79BBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 155, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 19%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 17%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.7%, 17.1%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.94, 10.66, -14.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.94, 18.35, 305.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.04% 0.0255 -0.0404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.04% 0.048 302.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6256, 35.2460, 51.8777) |
| Luminance | 0.3525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.01
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.31
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.33
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.96
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.70
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79BBB #AFBB9B
analogous
#9B9FBB #A79BBB #B79BBB
triadic
#A79BBB #BBA79B #9BBBA7
tetradic
#A79BBB #BB9B9F #AFBB9B #9BBBB7
square
#A79BBB #BB9B9F #AFBB9B #9BBBB7
split-complementary
#A79BBB #BBB79B #9FBB9B
monochromatic
#695983 #8777A2 #A79BBB #C7BFD4 #E7E4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#A79BBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#A79BBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79BBB
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79BBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79BBB | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A0BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A0BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A49FA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79bbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 155, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.048 302.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b8cf',
500: '#a79bbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79bbb; $custom-light: #c1b8cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79bbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 155,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.5,
"s": 19.048,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71042,
"c": 0.04778,
"h": 302.3
},
"luminance": 0.35246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79BBB
secondary
#DADED4
accent
#9D487D
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121113
muted
#818082