#A79FCA#A79FCA
#A79FCA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.062 H 293.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79FCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 159, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 29%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 21%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.3%, 21.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.48, 11.68, -20.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.48, 23.98, 299.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.41% 0.0246 -0.0572) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.41% 0.062 293.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9928, 37.2757, 61.0063) |
| Luminance | 0.3728 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.07
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.26
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.37
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.52
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.04
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79FCA #C2CA9F
analogous
#9FACCA #A79FCA #BC9FCA
triadic
#A79FCA #CAA79F #9FCAA7
tetradic
#A79FCA #CA9FAC #C2CA9F #9FCABC
square
#A79FCA #CA9FAC #C2CA9F #9FCABC
split-complementary
#A79FCA #CABC9F #ACCA9F
monochromatic
#62559A #8378B4 #A79FCA #CBC6E0 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#A79FCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#A79FCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79FCA
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79FCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79FCA | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.46 | 8.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A5CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A4C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0A6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79fca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 159, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.062 293.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1bbda',
500: '#a79fca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79fca; $custom-light: #c1bbda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79fca",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 159,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.163,
"s": 28.859,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7241,
"c": 0.06226,
"h": 293.3
},
"luminance": 0.37276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79FCA
secondary
#E6E8DD
accent
#A83E94
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083