#A993CC#A993CC
#A993CC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.085 H 301.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A993CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 147, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 36%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 28%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.2%, 27.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.69, 19.53, -26.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.69, 32.77, 306.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.32% 0.045 -0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.32% 0.085 301.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6928, 33.6621, 61.6267) |
| Luminance | 0.3366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.34
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.87
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.91
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.31
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.55
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A993CC #B6CC93
analogous
#939ACC #A993CC #C693CC
triadic
#A993CC #CCA993 #93CCA9
tetradic
#A993CC #CC939A #B6CC93 #93CCC6
square
#A993CC #CC939A #B6CC93 #93CCC6
split-complementary
#A993CC #CCC693 #9ACC93
monochromatic
#69499B #8869B8 #A993CC #CABDE0 #EBE6F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#A993CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#A993CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A993CC
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A993CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A993CC | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879CCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9DCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A39BA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a993cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 147, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.085 301.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3b2db',
500: '#a993cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a993cc; $custom-light: #c3b2db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a993cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 147,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.158,
"s": 35.849,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70321,
"c": 0.08509,
"h": 301.9
},
"luminance": 0.33662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A993CC
secondary
#DFE6D5
accent
#AF3780
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083