#A89DB2#A89DB2
#A89DB2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.032 H 308.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A89DB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 157, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 12%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 12%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 11.8%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.25, 8.02, -9.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.25, 12.37, 310.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.21% 0.0204 -0.0253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.21% 0.032 308.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2399, 35.6533, 47.0834) |
| Luminance | 0.3565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.74
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.21
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.29
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.34
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 11.29
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 11.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A89DB2 #A7B29D
analogous
#9D9DB2 #A89DB2 #B29DB1
triadic
#A89DB2 #B2A89D #9DB2A8
tetradic
#A89DB2 #B29D9D #A7B29D #9DB1B2
square
#A89DB2 #B29D9D #A7B29D #9DB1B2
split-complementary
#A89DB2 #B1B29D #9DB29D
monochromatic
#6B5E77 #8A7B97 #A89DB2 #C6BFCD #E5E2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#A89DB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#A89DB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A89DB2
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A89DB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A89DB2 | 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)
#9AA1B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA1B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A79FA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a89db2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 157, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.032 308.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b9c9',
500: '#a89db2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a89db2; $custom-light: #c1b9c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a89db2",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 157,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.429,
"s": 12,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71212,
"c": 0.03248,
"h": 308.9
},
"luminance": 0.35653
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A89DB2
secondary
#D5D9D2
accent
#964F71
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#121113
muted
#818082