#A79FCC#A79FCC
#A79FCC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.065 H 292.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79FCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 159, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 31%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.1%, 22.1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.55, 12.13, -21.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.55, 25.07, 298.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.49% 0.0253 -0.06) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.49% 0.065 292.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2311, 37.3710, 62.2615) |
| Luminance | 0.3737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.66
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.02
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.17
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.53
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.70
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79FCC #C4CC9F
analogous
#9FADCC #A79FCC #BD9FCC
triadic
#A79FCC #CCA79F #9FCCA7
tetradic
#A79FCC #CC9FAD #C4CC9F #9FCCBD
square
#A79FCC #CC9FAD #C4CC9F #9FCCBD
split-complementary
#A79FCC #CCBD9F #ADCC9F
monochromatic
#61539D #8277B7 #A79FCC #CCC7E1 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#A79FCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.47
#A79FCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79FCC
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79FCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79FCC | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.47 | 8.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A5CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A4CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0A6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79fcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 159, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.065 292.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1bbdb',
500: '#a79fcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79fcc; $custom-light: #c1bbdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79fcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 159,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.667,
"s": 30.612,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72489,
"c": 0.0651,
"h": 292.9
},
"luminance": 0.37371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79FCC
secondary
#E7E9DD
accent
#A93C96
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083