#A79EF0#A79EF0
#A79EF0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.117 H 288.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79EF0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 158, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 73%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 34%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.4%, 34.2%, 0%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.72, 21.28, -39.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.72, 45.27, 298.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.86% 0.0366 -0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.86% 0.117 288.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8873, 38.9595, 87.6288) |
| Luminance | 0.3896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.97
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.06
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.24
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 7.30
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.65
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79EF0 #E7F09E
analogous
#9EBEF0 #A79EF0 #D09EF0
triadic
#A79EF0 #F0A79E #9EF0A7
tetradic
#A79EF0 #F09EBE #E7F09E #9EF0D0
square
#A79EF0 #F09EBE #E7F09E #9EF0D0
split-complementary
#A79EF0 #F0D09E #BEF09E
monochromatic
#4734E0 #7769E8 #A79EF0 #D7D3F8 #E7E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#A79EF0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#A79EF0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79EF0
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79EF0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79EF0 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86AAF3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A6EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96ADBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79ef0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 158, 240); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.117 288.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3baf5',
500: '#a79ef0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79ef0; $custom-light: #c3baf5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79ef0",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 158,
"b": 240
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.585,
"s": 73.214,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73857,
"c": 0.11722,
"h": 288.2
},
"luminance": 0.3896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79EF0
secondary
#F0F3D8
accent
#D510C0
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131117
muted
#828085