#A96CD4#A96CD4
#A96CD4 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.161 H 309.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96CD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 108, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 55%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 49%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.3%, 49.1%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.00, 43.21, -44.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.00, 61.93, 314.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.86% 0.1027 -0.1239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.86% 0.161 309.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6062, 23.9141, 65.1201) |
| Luminance | 0.2391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.03
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.29
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.30
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.31
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.74
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96CD4 #97D46C
analogous
#756CD4 #A96CD4 #D46CCB
triadic
#A96CD4 #D4A96C #6CD4A9
tetradic
#A96CD4 #D4756C #97D46C #6CCBD4
square
#A96CD4 #D4756C #97D46C #6CCBD4
split-complementary
#A96CD4 #CBD46C #6CD475
monochromatic
#6C2D99 #8D3DC6 #A96CD4 #C59BE2 #E0CBF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#A96CD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#A96CD4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96CD4
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96CD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96CD4 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5283D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6387D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A47D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96cd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 108, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.161 309.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c598e1',
500: '#a96cd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96cd4; $custom-light: #c598e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96cd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 108,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.192,
"s": 54.737,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63859,
"c": 0.16094,
"h": 309.6
},
"luminance": 0.23914
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96CD4
secondary
#CBE1BB
accent
#C22365
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83