#A89CCC#A89CCC
#A89CCC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.070 H 296.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A89CCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 156, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 23.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.87, 14.13, -22.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.87, 26.98, 301.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.98% 0.0308 -0.0629) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.98% 0.07 296.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9336, 36.4612, 62.1016) |
| Luminance | 0.3646 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.75
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.77
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.42
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.97
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.21
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A89CCC #C0CC9C
analogous
#9CA8CC #A89CCC #C09CCC
triadic
#A89CCC #CCA89C #9CCCA8
tetradic
#A89CCC #CC9CA8 #C0CC9C #9CCCC0
square
#A89CCC #CC9CA8 #C0CC9C #9CCCC0
split-complementary
#A89CCC #CCC09C #A8CC9C
monochromatic
#64519D #8574B7 #A89CCC #CBC4E1 #EDEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#A89CCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#A89CCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A89CCC
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A89CCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A89CCC | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A3CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1A3AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a89ccc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 156, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.070 296.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b9db',
500: '#a89ccc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a89ccc; $custom-light: #c2b9db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a89ccc",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 156,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255,
"s": 32,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71979,
"c": 0.06999,
"h": 296.1
},
"luminance": 0.36461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A89CCC
secondary
#E5E8DB
accent
#AB3B8F
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083