#A97CBC#A97CBC
#A97CBC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.105 H 315.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97CBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 124, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.1%, 34%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.49, 29.07, -26.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.49, 39.57, 317.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.37% 0.075 -0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.37% 0.105 315.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6456, 26.4818, 50.9590) |
| Luminance | 0.2648 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.48
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 3.90
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.87
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.89
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.37
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97CBC #8FBC7C
analogous
#897CBC #A97CBC #BC7CAF
triadic
#A97CBC #BCA97C #7CBCA9
tetradic
#A97CBC #BC897C #8FBC7C #7CAFBC
square
#A97CBC #BC897C #8FBC7C #7CAFBC
split-complementary
#A97CBC #AFBC7C #7CBC89
monochromatic
#6B407D #8E55A6 #A97CBC #C4A4D1 #DECDE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#A97CBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#A97CBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97CBC
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97CBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97CBC | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#728ABE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8EBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A88494
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97cbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 124, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.105 315.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3a2d0',
500: '#a97cbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97cbc; $custom-light: #c3a2d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97cbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 124,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.188,
"s": 32.323,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65374,
"c": 0.10508,
"h": 315.5
},
"luminance": 0.26481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97CBC
secondary
#C5D6BE
accent
#AB3A5C
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F3F9
border
#D1CDD2
text
#120F14
muted
#817F82