#A993EE#A993EE
#A993EE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.131 H 294.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A993EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 147, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 73%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 38%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29%, 38.2%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.12, 27.56, -42.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.12, 51.02, 302.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.88% 0.0533 -0.1199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.88% 0.131 294) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2247, 35.4749, 85.4951) |
| Luminance | 0.3548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.42
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.94
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.36
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.52
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.62
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A993EE #D8EE93
analogous
#93ABEE #A993EE #D693EE
triadic
#A993EE #EEA993 #93EEA9
tetradic
#A993EE #EE93AB #D8EE93 #93EED6
square
#A993EE #EE93AB #D8EE93 #93EED6
split-complementary
#A993EE #EED693 #ABEE93
monochromatic
#5529DD #7F5EE6 #A993EE #D3C8F6 #EAE5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#A993EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#A993EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A993EE
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A993EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A993EE | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79A2F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C9FEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9AA3B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a993ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 147, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.131 294.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b3f4',
500: '#a993ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a993ee; $custom-light: #c4b3f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a993ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 147,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.505,
"s": 72.8,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71878,
"c": 0.13118,
"h": 294
},
"luminance": 0.35475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A993EE
secondary
#ECF2D9
accent
#D511A5
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131117
muted
#828085