#A89EBB#A89EBB
#A89EBB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.043 H 301.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A89EBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 158, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 18%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 16%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 15.5%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.80, 9.32, -13.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.80, 16.51, 304.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.73% 0.0222 -0.0368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.73% 0.043 301) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3432, 36.3664, 52.0562) |
| Luminance | 0.3637 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.80
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.85
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.55
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.99
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.79
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 11.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A89EBB #B1BB9E
analogous
#9EA2BB #A89EBB #B79EBB
triadic
#A89EBB #BBA89E #9EBBA8
tetradic
#A89EBB #BB9EA2 #B1BB9E #9EBBB7
square
#A89EBB #BB9EA2 #B1BB9E #9EBBB7
split-complementary
#A89EBB #BBB79E #A2BB9E
monochromatic
#695C83 #887AA2 #A89EBB #C8C2D4 #E9E6ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#A89EBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.27
#A89EBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A89EBB
8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A89EBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A89EBB | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.27 | 8.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A2BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA2BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5A2A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a89ebb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 158, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.043 301.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2bacf',
500: '#a89ebb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a89ebb; $custom-light: #c2bacf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a89ebb",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 158,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.69,
"s": 17.576,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7173,
"c": 0.04297,
"h": 301
},
"luminance": 0.36366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A89EBB
secondary
#DCDFD6
accent
#9C4A80
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121113
muted
#818082