#A98DBC#A98DBC
#A98DBC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.074 H 311.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A98DBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 141, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 25%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.1%, 25%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.61, 19.44, -20.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.61, 28.28, 313.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.52% 0.0492 -0.0559) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.52% 0.074 311.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9626, 31.1160, 51.7313) |
| Luminance | 0.3112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.80
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.31
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.54
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.20
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.69
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A98DBC #A0BC8D
analogous
#928DBC #A98DBC #BC8DB8
triadic
#A98DBC #BCA98D #8DBCA9
tetradic
#A98DBC #BC928D #A0BC8D #8DB8BC
square
#A98DBC #BC928D #A0BC8D #8DB8BC
split-complementary
#A98DBC #B8BC8D #8DBC92
monochromatic
#6C4C82 #8C66A5 #A98DBC #C6B4D3 #E3DAE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#A98DBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.22
#A98DBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A98DBC
7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A98DBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A98DBC | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.22 | 7.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8696BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C98BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7939D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a98dbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 141, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.074 311.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3aed0',
500: '#a98dbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a98dbc; $custom-light: #c3aed0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a98dbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 141,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.745,
"s": 25.967,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68518,
"c": 0.07447,
"h": 311.4
},
"luminance": 0.31116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A98DBC
secondary
#D1DBCA
accent
#A54169
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#121014
muted
#817F82