#A79FCD#A79FCD
#A79FCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.067 H 292.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 159, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(250, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.5%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.59, 12.36, -22.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.59, 25.62, 298.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.53% 0.0256 -0.0614) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.53% 0.067 292.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3515, 37.4192, 62.8952) |
| Luminance | 0.3742 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.47
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.92
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.00
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.55
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.63
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79FCD #C5CD9F
analogous
#9FAECD #A79FCD #BE9FCD
triadic
#A79FCD #CDA79F #9FCDA7
tetradic
#A79FCD #CD9FAE #C5CD9F #9FCDBE
square
#A79FCD #CD9FAE #C5CD9F #9FCDBE
split-complementary
#A79FCD #CDBE9F #AECD9F
monochromatic
#60539F #8277B8 #A79FCD #CCC7E2 #EDEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#A79FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.48
#A79FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79FCD
8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79FCD | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.48 | 8.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A5CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A4CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0A6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 159, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.067 292.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1bbdc',
500: '#a79fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79fcd; $custom-light: #c1bbdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 159,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.435,
"s": 31.507,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72528,
"c": 0.06651,
"h": 292.6
},
"luminance": 0.3742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79FCD
secondary
#E8EADE
accent
#AA3B97
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083