#A89EC3#A89EC3
#A89EC3 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.054 H 297.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A89EC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 158, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 24%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 19%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.8%, 19%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.07, 11.02, -17.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.07, 20.84, 301.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.02% 0.0249 -0.048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.02% 0.054 297.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2236, 36.7185, 56.6928) |
| Luminance | 0.3672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.44
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.53
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.89
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.23
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.16
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A89EC3 #B9C39E
analogous
#9EA7C3 #A89EC3 #BB9EC3
triadic
#A89EC3 #C3A89E #9EC3A8
tetradic
#A89EC3 #C39EA7 #B9C39E #9EC3BB
square
#A89EC3 #C39EA7 #B9C39E #9EC3BB
split-complementary
#A89EC3 #C3BB9E #A7C39E
monochromatic
#67588E #8678AC #A89EC3 #CAC4DA #ECEAF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#A89EC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#A89EC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A89EC3
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A89EC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A89EC3 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A3C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A3C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3A3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a89ec3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 158, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.054 297.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2bad5',
500: '#a89ec3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a89ec3; $custom-light: #c2bad5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a89ec3",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 158,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.216,
"s": 23.567,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72025,
"c": 0.05412,
"h": 297.4
},
"luminance": 0.36719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A89EC3
secondary
#E1E4D9
accent
#A24388
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083