#A98AAA#A98AAA
#A98AAA is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.058 H 325.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A98AAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 138, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 16%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 19%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 18.8%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.23, 17.47, -12.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.23, 21.44, 324.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.26% 0.048 -0.0333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.26% 0.058 325.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7055, 29.5149, 41.9965) |
| Luminance | 0.2951 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 1.94
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 2.95
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 6.44
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.19
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.60
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A98AAA #8BAA8A
analogous
#998AAA #A98AAA #AA8A9B
triadic
#A98AAA #AAA98A #8AAAA9
tetradic
#A98AAA #AA998A #8BAA8A #8A9BAA
square
#A98AAA #AA998A #8BAA8A #8A9BAA
split-complementary
#A98AAA #9BAA8A #8AAA99
monochromatic
#6B4E6C #8E688F #A98AAA #C3ADC4 #DDD1DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#A98AAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#A98AAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A98AAA
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A98AAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A98AAA | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8891AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F95A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB8D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a98aaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 138, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.058 325.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2acc3',
500: '#a98aaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a98aaa; $custom-light: #c2acc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a98aaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 138,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.125,
"s": 15.842,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67255,
"c": 0.05841,
"h": 325.2
},
"luminance": 0.29514
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A98AAA
secondary
#C2CEC2
accent
#9A4B4E
background
#FCFAFB
surface
#F8F4F7
border
#D1CED0
text
#121012
muted
#817F81