#A98FCD#A98FCD
#A98FCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.093 H 303.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A98FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 143, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 38%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.74, 22.02, -28.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.74, 35.88, 307.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.6% 0.0512 -0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.6% 0.093 303.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2019, 32.4878, 62.0567) |
| Luminance | 0.3249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.13
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.09
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.62
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.23
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.53
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A98FCD #B3CD8F
analogous
#8F94CD #A98FCD #C88FCD
triadic
#A98FCD #CDA98F #8FCDA9
tetradic
#A98FCD #CD8F94 #B3CD8F #8FCDC8
square
#A98FCD #CD8F94 #B3CD8F #8FCDC8
split-complementary
#A98FCD #CDC88F #94CD8F
monochromatic
#6A469C #8965BA #A98FCD #C9B9E0 #EAE4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#A98FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#A98FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A98FCD
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A98FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A98FCD | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#829AD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#879ACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A398A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a98fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 143, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.093 303.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3b0dc',
500: '#a98fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a98fcd; $custom-light: #c3b0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a98fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 143,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.161,
"s": 38.272,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69605,
"c": 0.09322,
"h": 303.3
},
"luminance": 0.32488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A98FCD
secondary
#DDE5D2
accent
#B1347D
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#121015
muted
#817F83