#A79FC2#A79FC2
#A79FC2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.051 H 295.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79FC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 159, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 22%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 18%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 18%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.21, 9.92, -16.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.21, 19.61, 300.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.1% 0.022 -0.0459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.1% 0.051 295.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0701, 36.9066, 56.1465) |
| Luminance | 0.3691 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.09
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.10
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.63
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.83
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.72
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 11.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79FC2 #BAC29F
analogous
#9FA9C2 #A79FC2 #B99FC2
triadic
#A79FC2 #C2A79F #9FC2A7
tetradic
#A79FC2 #C29FA9 #BAC29F #9FC2B9
square
#A79FC2 #C29FA9 #BAC29F #9FC2B9
split-complementary
#A79FC2 #C2B99F #A9C29F
monochromatic
#655A8D #857AAA #A79FC2 #C9C4DA #ECEAF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#A79FC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.38
#A79FC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79FC2
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79FC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79FC2 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A4C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A3C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2A4AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79fc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 159, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.051 295.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1bbd4',
500: '#a79fc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79fc2; $custom-light: #c1bbd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79fc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 159,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.714,
"s": 22.293,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72104,
"c": 0.05093,
"h": 295.6
},
"luminance": 0.36907
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79FC2
secondary
#E1E3D9
accent
#A1458C
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083