#A96AE3#A96AE3
#A96AE3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.181 H 306.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96AE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 106, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 68%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 53%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.6%, 53.3%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.38, 47.70, -52.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.38, 70.73, 312.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.39% 0.1066 -0.1468) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.39% 0.181 306) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3784, 24.2894, 75.4827) |
| Luminance | 0.2429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 3.30
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.58
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.62
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 5.39
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.48
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96AE3 #A4E36A
analogous
#6C6AE3 #A96AE3 #E36AE0
triadic
#A96AE3 #E3A96A #6AE3A9
tetradic
#A96AE3 #E36C6A #A4E36A #6AE0E3
square
#A96AE3 #E36C6A #A4E36A #6AE0E3
split-complementary
#A96AE3 #E0E36A #6AE36C
monochromatic
#6C21B1 #8B36D9 #A96AE3 #C79EED #E4D1F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#A96AE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#A96AE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96AE3
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96AE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96AE3 | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.86 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4285E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5788E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0809D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96ae3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 106, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.181 306.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c597ec',
500: '#a96ae3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96ae3; $custom-light: #c597ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96ae3",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 106,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.24,
"s": 68.362,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64393,
"c": 0.18147,
"h": 306
},
"luminance": 0.24289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96AE3
secondary
#D4E9C0
accent
#D0156F
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F8F2FD
border
#D1CCD5
text
#130E16
muted
#827E84