#A97DBD#A97DBD
#A97DBD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.104 H 314.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97DBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 125, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 33%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 33.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.77, 28.72, -26.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.77, 39.41, 316.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.6% 0.0738 -0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.6% 0.104 314.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8797, 26.7770, 51.5707) |
| Luminance | 0.2678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.30
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.21
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.82
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.07
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.18
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97DBD #91BD7D
analogous
#897DBD #A97DBD #BD7DB1
triadic
#A97DBD #BDA97D #7DBDA9
tetradic
#A97DBD #BD897D #91BD7D #7DB1BD
square
#A97DBD #BD897D #91BD7D #7DB1BD
split-complementary
#A97DBD #B1BD7D #7DBD89
monochromatic
#6C417F #8E55A8 #A97DBD #C4A6D2 #DFCEE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#A97DBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#A97DBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97DBD
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97DBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97DBD | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.36 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#738BBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8FBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A88594
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97dbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 125, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.104 314.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3a3d1',
500: '#a97dbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97dbd; $custom-light: #c3a3d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97dbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 125,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.25,
"s": 32.653,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65596,
"c": 0.10448,
"h": 314.9
},
"luminance": 0.26776
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97DBD
secondary
#C6D7BF
accent
#AB3A5D
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#120F14
muted
#817F82