#A97BC7#A97BC7
#A97BC7 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.120 H 311.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97BC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 123, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 40%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 38%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.1%, 38.2%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.72, 32.01, -32.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.72, 45.79, 314.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.7% 0.0791 -0.0904) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.7% 0.12 311.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7521, 26.7250, 57.4021) |
| Luminance | 0.2672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.38
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.54
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.35
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.18
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.08
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97BC7 #99C77B
analogous
#837BC7 #A97BC7 #C77BBF
triadic
#A97BC7 #C7A97B #7BC7A9
tetradic
#A97BC7 #C7837B #99C77B #7BBFC7
square
#A97BC7 #C7837B #99C77B #7BBFC7
split-complementary
#A97BC7 #BFC77B #7BC783
monochromatic
#6C3B8C #8D50B5 #A97BC7 #C5A6D9 #E1D1EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#A97BC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.34
#A97BC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97BC7
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97BC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97BC7 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D8BCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#778EC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A68698
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97bc7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 123, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.120 311.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4a2d8',
500: '#a97bc7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97bc7; $custom-light: #c4a2d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97bc7",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 123,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.316,
"s": 40.426,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65697,
"c": 0.12014,
"h": 311.2
},
"luminance": 0.26724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97BC7
secondary
#CCDDC1
accent
#B33265
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F3FA
border
#D1CDD3
text
#130F14
muted
#827F83