#A79FC0#A79FC0
#A79FC0 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.048 H 296.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79FC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 159, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 21%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 17%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 17.2%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.14, 9.49, -15.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.14, 18.52, 300.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.03% 0.0213 -0.0431) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.03% 0.048 296.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8470, 36.8174, 54.9715) |
| Luminance | 0.3682 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.67
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.15
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.89
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.07
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.67
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 11.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79FC0 #B8C09F
analogous
#9FA8C0 #A79FC0 #B89FC0
triadic
#A79FC0 #C0A79F #9FC0A7
tetradic
#A79FC0 #C09FA8 #B8C09F #9FC0B8
square
#A79FC0 #C09FA8 #B8C09F #9FC0B8
split-complementary
#A79FC0 #C0B89F #A8C09F
monochromatic
#665B8A #857AA8 #A79FC0 #C9C4D8 #EBE9F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#A79FC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.36
#A79FC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79FC0
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79FC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79FC0 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.36 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A4C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A3BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3A4AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79fc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 159, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.048 296.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1bbd3',
500: '#a79fc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79fc0; $custom-light: #c1bbd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79fc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 159,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.545,
"s": 20.755,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7203,
"c": 0.04811,
"h": 296.3
},
"luminance": 0.36818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79FC0
secondary
#E0E2D9
accent
#9F468A
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082