#A89EBF#A89EBF
#A89EBF is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.049 H 299.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A89EBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 158, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 20%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 17%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12%, 17.3%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.93, 10.16, -15.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.93, 18.67, 302.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.88% 0.0236 -0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.88% 0.049 299) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7774, 36.5401, 54.3428) |
| Luminance | 0.3654 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.60
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.56
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.29
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.77
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.98
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 11.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A89EBF #B5BF9E
analogous
#9EA4BF #A89EBF #B89EBF
triadic
#A89EBF #BFA89E #9EBFA8
tetradic
#A89EBF #BF9EA4 #B5BF9E #9EBFB8
square
#A89EBF #BF9EA4 #B5BF9E #9EBFB8
split-complementary
#A89EBF #BFB89E #A4BF9E
monochromatic
#685A89 #8779A7 #A89EBF #C9C3D7 #EAE8F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#A89EBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#A89EBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A89EBF
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A89EBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A89EBF | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A3C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A3BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4A3A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a89ebf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 158, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.049 299.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2bad2',
500: '#a89ebf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a89ebf; $custom-light: #c2bad2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a89ebf",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 158,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.182,
"s": 20.497,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71876,
"c": 0.04853,
"h": 299
},
"luminance": 0.3654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A89EBF
secondary
#DEE1D7
accent
#9F4784
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082