#A97CBB#A97CBB
#A97CBB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.104 H 316.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97CBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 124, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 34%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.6%, 33.7%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.45, 28.86, -26.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.45, 39.08, 317.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.33% 0.0748 -0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.33% 0.104 316) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5381, 26.4389, 50.3932) |
| Luminance | 0.2644 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.71
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 3.90
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.67
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.78
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.46
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97CBB #8EBB7C
analogous
#897CBB #A97CBB #BB7CAD
triadic
#A97CBB #BBA97C #7CBBA9
tetradic
#A97CBB #BB897C #8EBB7C #7CADBB
square
#A97CBB #BB897C #8EBB7C #7CADBB
split-complementary
#A97CBB #ADBB7C #7CBB89
monochromatic
#6B407C #8E55A4 #A97CBB #C3A4D0 #DECDE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#A97CBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#A97CBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97CBB
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97CBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97CBB | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#738ABD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8EB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A88493
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97cbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 124, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.104 316.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3a2cf',
500: '#a97cbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97cbb; $custom-light: #c3a2cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97cbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 124,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.857,
"s": 31.658,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6533,
"c": 0.1039,
"h": 316
},
"luminance": 0.26438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97CBB
secondary
#C4D5BE
accent
#AA3B5B
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F3F9
border
#D1CDD2
text
#120F14
muted
#817F82