#A89EC2#A89EC2
#A89EC2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.053 H 297.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A89EC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 158, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 23%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 19%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 18.6%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.03, 10.81, -17.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.03, 20.29, 302.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.99% 0.0246 -0.0466) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.99% 0.053 297.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1109, 36.6735, 56.0994) |
| Luminance | 0.3667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.72
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.52
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.10
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.23
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.10
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A89EC2 #B8C29E
analogous
#9EA6C2 #A89EC2 #BA9EC2
triadic
#A89EC2 #C2A89E #9EC2A8
tetradic
#A89EC2 #C29EA6 #B8C29E #9EC2BA
square
#A89EC2 #C29EA6 #B8C29E #9EC2BA
split-complementary
#A89EC2 #C2BA9E #A6C29E
monochromatic
#67598D #8678AA #A89EC2 #CAC4DA #EBE9F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#A89EC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.33
#A89EC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A89EC2
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A89EC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A89EC2 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.33 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A3C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A3C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4A3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a89ec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 158, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.053 297.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2bad4',
500: '#a89ec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a89ec2; $custom-light: #c2bad4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a89ec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 158,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.667,
"s": 22.785,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71988,
"c": 0.05272,
"h": 297.8
},
"luminance": 0.36674
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A89EC2
secondary
#E0E3D9
accent
#A14487
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083