#A97BCD#A97BCD
#A97BCD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.128 H 309.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97BCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 123, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 45%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 40%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 40%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.98, 33.34, -35.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.98, 48.86, 313.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.98% 0.0804 -0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.98% 0.128 309.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4625, 27.0091, 61.1436) |
| Luminance | 0.2701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.56
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.39
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.42
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.33
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.05
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97BCD #9FCD7B
analogous
#807BCD #A97BCD #CD7BC8
triadic
#A97BCD #CDA97B #7BCDA9
tetradic
#A97BCD #CD807B #9FCD7B #7BC8CD
square
#A97BCD #CD807B #9FCD7B #7BC8CD
split-complementary
#A97BCD #C8CD7B #7BCD80
monochromatic
#6C3895 #8C4FBC #A97BCD #C6A7DE #E3D4EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#A97BCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#A97BCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97BCD
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97BCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97BCD | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A8CD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#758FCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5879A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97bcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 123, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.128 309.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4a2dc',
500: '#a97bcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97bcd; $custom-light: #c4a2dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97bcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 123,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.659,
"s": 45.055,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65983,
"c": 0.1275,
"h": 309.1
},
"luminance": 0.27009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97BCD
secondary
#D0E0C4
accent
#B82D6A
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F3FB
border
#D1CDD4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83