#A97CC2#A97CC2
#A97CC2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.112 H 312.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97CC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 124, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 36%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 36%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 36.1%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.74, 30.36, -29.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.74, 42.59, 315.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.64% 0.0765 -0.0822) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.64% 0.112 312.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3058, 26.7459, 54.4364) |
| Luminance | 0.2675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 0.41
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.19
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.79
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.99
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.70
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97CC2 #95C27C
analogous
#867CC2 #A97CC2 #C27CB8
triadic
#A97CC2 #C2A97C #7CC2A9
tetradic
#A97CC2 #C2867C #95C27C #7CB8C2
square
#A97CC2 #C2867C #95C27C #7CB8C2
split-complementary
#A97CC2 #B8C27C #7CC286
monochromatic
#6C3E85 #8E52AF #A97CC2 #C4A6D5 #E0D0E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#A97CC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#A97CC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97CC2
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97CC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97CC2 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#708BC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A8EC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A78596
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97cc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 124, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.112 312.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3a2d4',
500: '#a97cc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97cc2; $custom-light: #c3a2d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97cc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 124,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.571,
"s": 36.458,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65642,
"c": 0.11229,
"h": 312.9
},
"luminance": 0.26745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97CC2
secondary
#C9DAC0
accent
#AF3661
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F3FA
border
#D1CDD3
text
#130F14
muted
#827F83