#A89BC3#A89BC3
#A89BC3 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.059 H 299.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A89BC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 155, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 25%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 21%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.8%, 20.5%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.30, 12.71, -18.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.30, 22.73, 303.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.43% 0.0293 -0.0513) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.43% 0.059 299.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7181, 35.7076, 56.5243) |
| Luminance | 0.3571 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.67
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.76
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.05
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.14
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.22
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A89BC3 #B6C39B
analogous
#9BA2C3 #A89BC3 #BC9BC3
triadic
#A89BC3 #C3A89B #9BC3A8
tetradic
#A89BC3 #C39BA2 #B6C39B #9BC3BC
square
#A89BC3 #C39BA2 #B6C39B #9BC3BC
split-complementary
#A89BC3 #C3BC9B #A2C39B
monochromatic
#68558E #8775AC #A89BC3 #C9C1DA #EBE7F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#A89BC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#A89BC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A89BC3
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A89BC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A89BC3 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A1C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A1C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4A1A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a89bc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 155, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.059 299.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b8d5',
500: '#a89bc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a89bc3; $custom-light: #c2b8d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a89bc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 155,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.5,
"s": 25,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71429,
"c": 0.05908,
"h": 299.8
},
"luminance": 0.35708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A89BC3
secondary
#DFE3D7
accent
#A44284
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083