#A79BBC#A79BBC
#A79BBC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.049 H 301.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79BBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 155, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 18%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.2%, 17.6%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.97, 10.87, -15.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.97, 18.88, 305.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.08% 0.0259 -0.0418) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.08% 0.049 301.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7330, 35.2890, 52.4435) |
| Luminance | 0.3529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.71
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.27
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.28
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.98
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.44
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79BBC #B0BC9B
analogous
#9BA0BC #A79BBC #B79BBC
triadic
#A79BBC #BCA79B #9BBCA7
tetradic
#A79BBC #BC9BA0 #B0BC9B #9BBCB7
square
#A79BBC #BC9BA0 #B0BC9B #9BBCB7
split-complementary
#A79BBC #BCB79B #A0BC9B
monochromatic
#685984 #8776A3 #A79BBC #C7C0D5 #E7E4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#A79BBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#A79BBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79BBC
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79BBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79BBC | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A0BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A0BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A49FA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79bbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 155, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.049 301.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b8d0',
500: '#a79bbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79bbc; $custom-light: #c1b8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79bbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 155,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.818,
"s": 19.76,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71079,
"c": 0.04916,
"h": 301.7
},
"luminance": 0.35289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79BBC
secondary
#DBDFD4
accent
#9E477F
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082