#A990CE#A990CE
#A990CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.093 H 302.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A990CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 144, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 39%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 30%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 30.1%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.03, 21.68, -28.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.03, 35.77, 307.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.84% 0.05 -0.0783) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.84% 0.093 302.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4737, 32.8378, 62.7447) |
| Luminance | 0.3284 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.23
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.80
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.96
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.08
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.77
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A990CE #B5CE90
analogous
#9096CE #A990CE #C890CE
triadic
#A990CE #CEA990 #90CEA9
tetradic
#A990CE #CE9096 #B5CE90 #90CEC8
square
#A990CE #CE9096 #B5CE90 #90CEC8
split-complementary
#A990CE #CEC890 #96CE90
monochromatic
#69469E #8866BB #A990CE #CABAE1 #EBE5F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#A990CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.57
#A990CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A990CE
7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A990CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A990CE | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.57 | 7.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#839BD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889BCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A399A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a990ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 144, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.093 302.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3b0dd',
500: '#a990ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a990ce; $custom-light: #c3b0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a990ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 144,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.194,
"s": 38.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69837,
"c": 0.09286,
"h": 302.6
},
"luminance": 0.32838
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A990CE
secondary
#DFE6D4
accent
#B2347F
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#121015
muted
#817F83