#A96BC9#A96BC9
#A96BC9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.150 H 313.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96BC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 107, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 47%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 47%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.9%, 46.8%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.25, 41.33, -39.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.25, 57.04, 316.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.12% 0.1026 -0.1093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.12% 0.15 313.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1607, 23.1682, 58.0247) |
| Luminance | 0.2317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.25
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.40
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.58
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.57
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.78
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96BC9 #8BC96B
analogous
#7A6BC9 #A96BC9 #C96BBA
triadic
#A96BC9 #C9A96B #6BC9A9
tetradic
#A96BC9 #C97A6B #8BC96B #6BBAC9
square
#A96BC9 #C97A6B #8BC96B #6BBAC9
split-complementary
#A96BC9 #BAC96B #6BC97A
monochromatic
#6B3288 #8E42B5 #A96BC9 #C398D9 #DDC5EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#A96BC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#A96BC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96BC9
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96BC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96BC9 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5781CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6886C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A67991
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96bc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 107, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.150 313.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c497da',
500: '#a96bc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96bc9; $custom-light: #c497da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96bc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 107,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.574,
"s": 46.535,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63119,
"c": 0.14991,
"h": 313.2
},
"luminance": 0.23167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96BC9
secondary
#C2DAB6
accent
#BA2C5C
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FA
border
#D1CCD3
text
#130D15
muted
#827E83