#A88BBC#A88BBC
#A88BBC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.078 H 311.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A88BBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 139, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 26%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 26.1%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.02, 20.24, -21.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.02, 29.49, 313.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.04% 0.0511 -0.0584) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.04% 0.078 311.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4566, 30.4213, 51.6239) |
| Luminance | 0.3042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.71
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.12
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.49
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.70
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.86
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A88BBC #9FBC8B
analogous
#908BBC #A88BBC #BC8BB8
triadic
#A88BBC #BCA88B #8BBCA8
tetradic
#A88BBC #BC908B #9FBC8B #8BB8BC
square
#A88BBC #BC908B #9FBC8B #8BB8BC
split-complementary
#A88BBC #B8BC8B #8BBC90
monochromatic
#6B4B82 #8B64A6 #A88BBC #C5B2D2 #E2D9E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#A88BBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#A88BBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A88BBC
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A88BBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A88BBC | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8394BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8996BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6919C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a88bbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 139, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.078 311.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2add0',
500: '#a88bbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a88bbc; $custom-light: #c2add0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a88bbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 139,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.51,
"s": 26.776,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68043,
"c": 0.07762,
"h": 311.2
},
"luminance": 0.30421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A88BBC
secondary
#D0DAC9
accent
#A54069
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F4F9
border
#D0CED2
text
#121014
muted
#817F82