#A89FBC#A89FBC
#A89FBC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.043 H 299.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A89FBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 159, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 18%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 15%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 15.4%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.09, 8.97, -13.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.09, 16.42, 303.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.97% 0.021 -0.0371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.97% 0.043 299.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6219, 36.7519, 52.6790) |
| Luminance | 0.3675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.86
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.05
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.95
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.42
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.94
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 11.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A89FBC #B3BC9F
analogous
#9FA4BC #A89FBC #B69FBC
triadic
#A89FBC #BCA89F #9FBCA8
tetradic
#A89FBC #BC9FA4 #B3BC9F #9FBCB6
square
#A89FBC #BC9FA4 #B3BC9F #9FBCB6
split-complementary
#A89FBC #BCB69F #A4BC9F
monochromatic
#695C84 #877BA3 #A89FBC #C9C3D5 #E9E7EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#A89FBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#A89FBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A89FBC
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A89FBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A89FBC | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA3BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA3BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5A3A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a89fbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 159, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.043 299.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2bbd0',
500: '#a89fbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a89fbc; $custom-light: #c2bbd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a89fbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 159,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.621,
"s": 17.791,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71968,
"c": 0.04268,
"h": 299.5
},
"luminance": 0.36752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A89FBC
secondary
#DDE0D7
accent
#9C4982
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082