#A89BB0#A89BB0
#A89BB0 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.033 H 312.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A89BB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 155, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 12%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 12%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.67, 8.74, -9.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.67, 12.67, 313.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.74% 0.0227 -0.0246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.74% 0.033 312.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7050, 34.9023, 45.9217) |
| Luminance | 0.3490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.38
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.40
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 9.57
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.65
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 10.87
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 11.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A89BB0 #A3B09B
analogous
#9E9BB0 #A89BB0 #B09BAE
triadic
#A89BB0 #B0A89B #9BB0A8
tetradic
#A89BB0 #B09E9B #A3B09B #9BAEB0
square
#A89BB0 #B09E9B #A3B09B #9BAEB0
split-complementary
#A89BB0 #AEB09B #9BB09E
monochromatic
#6B5C75 #8A7995 #A89BB0 #C6BDCB #E3DFE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#A89BB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#A89BB0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A89BB0
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A89BB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A89BB0 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989FB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA0AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A79DA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a89bb0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 155, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.033 312.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b8c7',
500: '#a89bb0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a89bb0; $custom-light: #c1b8c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a89bb0",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 155,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.143,
"s": 11.732,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70738,
"c": 0.03345,
"h": 312.8
},
"luminance": 0.34902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A89BB0
secondary
#D3D7D0
accent
#96506A
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#121113
muted
#818082