#A97EBF#A97EBF
#A97EBF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.105 H 313.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97EBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 126, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 34%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 34%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.5%, 34%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.08, 28.58, -27.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.08, 39.76, 315.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.86% 0.0728 -0.0758) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.86% 0.105 313.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2255, 27.1189, 52.7643) |
| Luminance | 0.2712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 0.96
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.55
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.69
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.01
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.50
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97EBF #94BF7E
analogous
#887EBF #A97EBF #BF7EB5
triadic
#A97EBF #BFA97E #7EBFA9
tetradic
#A97EBF #BF887E #94BF7E #7EB5BF
square
#A97EBF #BF887E #94BF7E #7EB5BF
split-complementary
#A97EBF #B5BF7E #7EBF88
monochromatic
#6C4182 #8E55AB #A97EBF #C4A7D3 #E0D0E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#A97EBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#A97EBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97EBF
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97EBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97EBF | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#748CC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8FBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A78696
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97ebf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 126, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.105 313.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3a4d2',
500: '#a97ebf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97ebf; $custom-light: #c3a4d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97ebf",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 126,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.692,
"s": 33.679,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65864,
"c": 0.1051,
"h": 313.8
},
"luminance": 0.27118
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97EBF
secondary
#C9D8C0
accent
#AC3960
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#120F14
muted
#817F82