#A89BBF#A89BBF
#A89BBF is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.054 H 301.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A89BBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 155, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 22%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 19%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12%, 18.8%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.16, 11.84, -16.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.16, 20.58, 305.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.28% 0.028 -0.0457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.28% 0.054 301.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2719, 35.5291, 54.1743) |
| Luminance | 0.3553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.79
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.91
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.04
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.61
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.88
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A89BBF #B2BF9B
analogous
#9BA0BF #A89BBF #BA9BBF
triadic
#A89BBF #BFA89B #9BBFA8
tetradic
#A89BBF #BF9BA0 #B2BF9B #9BBFBA
square
#A89BBF #BF9BA0 #B2BF9B #9BBFBA
split-complementary
#A89BBF #BFBA9B #A0BF9B
monochromatic
#695788 #8876A7 #A89BBF #C8C0D7 #E9E6EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#A89BBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#A89BBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A89BBF
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A89BBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A89BBF | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A1C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A1BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4A0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a89bbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 155, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.054 301.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b8d2',
500: '#a89bbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a89bbf; $custom-light: #c2b8d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a89bbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 155,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.667,
"s": 21.951,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71277,
"c": 0.05355,
"h": 301.5
},
"luminance": 0.35529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A89BBF
secondary
#DCE0D5
accent
#A0457F
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082