#A96CD2#A96CD2
#A96CD2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.159 H 310.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96CD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 108, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 53%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 49%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.5%, 48.6%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.90, 42.76, -43.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.90, 60.92, 314.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.75% 0.1024 -0.1211) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.75% 0.159 310.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3555, 23.8138, 63.7997) |
| Luminance | 0.2381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.83
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.16
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.50
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.63
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.70
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96CD2 #95D26C
analogous
#766CD2 #A96CD2 #D26CC8
triadic
#A96CD2 #D2A96C #6CD2A9
tetradic
#A96CD2 #D2766C #95D26C #6CC8D2
square
#A96CD2 #D2766C #95D26C #6CC8D2
split-complementary
#A96CD2 #C8D26C #6CD276
monochromatic
#6C2E96 #8E3DC4 #A96CD2 #C49BE0 #E0CAEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#A96CD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#A96CD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96CD2
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96CD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96CD2 | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5383D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6487CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A47D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96cd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 108, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.159 310.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c598e0',
500: '#a96cd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96cd2; $custom-light: #c598e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96cd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 108,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.882,
"s": 53.125,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63752,
"c": 0.15861,
"h": 310.2
},
"luminance": 0.23813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96CD2
secondary
#C9E0BA
accent
#C12563
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83