#A96BBD#A96BBD
#A96BBD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.136 H 317.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96BBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 107, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 43%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.68, 38.77, -33.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.68, 51.13, 319.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.52% 0.1007 -0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.52% 0.136 317.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8039, 22.6254, 50.8787) |
| Luminance | 0.2263 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.22
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.46
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.13
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.30
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.43
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96BBD #7FBD6B
analogous
#806BBD #A96BBD #BD6BA8
triadic
#A96BBD #BDA96B #6BBDA9
tetradic
#A96BBD #BD806B #7FBD6B #6BA8BD
square
#A96BBD #BD806B #7FBD6B #6BA8BD
split-complementary
#A96BBD #A8BD6B #6BBD80
monochromatic
#683678 #8C48A2 #A96BBD #C295D0 #DAC0E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#A96BBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.53
#A96BBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96BBD
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96BBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96BBD | 1.00 | 3.80 | 5.53 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E7FC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E85BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9768B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96bbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 107, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.136 317.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c497d1',
500: '#a96bbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96bbd; $custom-light: #c497d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96bbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 107,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.366,
"s": 38.318,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62517,
"c": 0.13637,
"h": 317.6
},
"luminance": 0.22625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96BBD
secondary
#BAD2B2
accent
#CE5A76
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F8F2F9
border
#D1CCD2
text
#130D14
muted
#827E82