#A89BC2#A89BC2
#A89BC2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.058 H 300.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A89BC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 155, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 24%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 20%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 20.1%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.26, 12.49, -18.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.26, 22.19, 304.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.39% 0.029 -0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.39% 0.058 300.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6055, 35.6625, 55.9309) |
| Luminance | 0.3566 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.94
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.96
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.99
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.09
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.12
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A89BC2 #B5C29B
analogous
#9BA1C2 #A89BC2 #BB9BC2
triadic
#A89BC2 #C2A89B #9BC2A8
tetradic
#A89BC2 #C29BA1 #B5C29B #9BC2BB
square
#A89BC2 #C29BA1 #B5C29B #9BC2BB
split-complementary
#A89BC2 #C2BB9B #A1C29B
monochromatic
#68568D #8775AB #A89BC2 #C9C1D9 #EAE7F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#A89BC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#A89BC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A89BC2
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A89BC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A89BC2 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A1C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A1C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4A1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a89bc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 155, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.058 300.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b8d4',
500: '#a89bc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a89bc2; $custom-light: #c2b8d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a89bc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 155,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260,
"s": 24.224,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7139,
"c": 0.05769,
"h": 300.2
},
"luminance": 0.35663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A89BC2
secondary
#DEE2D7
accent
#A34383
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083