#A79FCE#A79FCE
#A79FCE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.068 H 292.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79FCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 159, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 32%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(250, 23%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.9%, 22.8%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.63, 12.58, -22.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.63, 26.17, 298.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.57% 0.0259 -0.0628) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.57% 0.068 292.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4726, 37.4676, 63.5329) |
| Luminance | 0.3747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.29
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.82
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.85
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.39
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.73
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79FCE #C6CE9F
analogous
#9FAFCE #A79FCE #BF9FCE
triadic
#A79FCE #CEA79F #9FCEA7
tetradic
#A79FCE #CE9FAF #C6CE9F #9FCEBF
square
#A79FCE #CE9FAF #C6CE9F #9FCEBF
split-complementary
#A79FCE #CEBF9F #AFCE9F
monochromatic
#5F52A1 #8276B9 #A79FCE #CCC8E3 #ECEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#A79FCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#A79FCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79FCE
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79FCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79FCE | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A5D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A4CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FA6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79fce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 159, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.068 292.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1bbdd',
500: '#a79fce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79fce; $custom-light: #c1bbdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79fce",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 159,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.213,
"s": 32.414,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72568,
"c": 0.06794,
"h": 292.4
},
"luminance": 0.37468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79FCE
secondary
#E8EADE
accent
#AB3A98
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083