#A97CD6#A97CD6
#A97CD6 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.137 H 306.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97CD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 124, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 52%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 42%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21%, 42.1%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.62, 34.82, -39.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.62, 52.87, 311.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.6% 0.0806 -0.1107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.6% 0.137 306.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7050, 27.7056, 67.0720) |
| Luminance | 0.2771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.23
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.93
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.10
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.10
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.25
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97CD6 #A9D67C
analogous
#7C7CD6 #A97CD6 #D67CD6
triadic
#A97CD6 #D6A97C #7CD6A9
tetradic
#A97CD6 #D67C7C #A9D67C #7CD6D6
square
#A97CD6 #D67C7C #A9D67C #7CD6D6
split-complementary
#A97CD6 #D6D67C #7CD67C
monochromatic
#6C33A4 #8A4DC7 #A97CD6 #C8ABE5 #E6D9F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#A97CD6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.54
#A97CD6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97CD6
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97CD6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97CD6 | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.54 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#678ED9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7190D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A28A9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97cd6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 124, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.137 306.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4a2e3',
500: '#a97cd6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97cd6; $custom-light: #c4a2e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97cd6",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 124,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 52.326,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66599,
"c": 0.13696,
"h": 306.1
},
"luminance": 0.27705
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97CD6
secondary
#D7E6C8
accent
#C02673
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F3FB
border
#D1CDD4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83