#A894CD#A894CD
#A894CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.085 H 300.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A894CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 148, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 36%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 28%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 27.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.89, 18.87, -26.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.89, 32.59, 305.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.47% 0.0427 -0.073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.47% 0.085 300.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7555, 33.9123, 62.3024) |
| Luminance | 0.3391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.15
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.27
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.34
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.34
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.96
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A894CD #B9CD94
analogous
#949DCD #A894CD #C594CD
triadic
#A894CD #CDA894 #94CDA8
tetradic
#A894CD #CD949D #B9CD94 #94CDC5
square
#A894CD #CD949D #B9CD94 #94CDC5
split-complementary
#A894CD #CDC594 #9DCD94
monochromatic
#67499D #866ABA #A894CD #CABEE0 #ECE7F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#A894CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.78
#A894CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A894CD
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A894CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A894CD | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.78 | 7.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889DCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9DCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A29DA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a894cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 148, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.085 300.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b3dc',
500: '#a894cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a894cd; $custom-light: #c2b3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a894cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 148,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.053,
"s": 36.306,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70466,
"c": 0.08455,
"h": 300.3
},
"luminance": 0.33912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A894CD
secondary
#E1E7D6
accent
#AF3685
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083