#A995CD#A995CD
#A995CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.083 H 300.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A995CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 149, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 36%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 27%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 27.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.23, 18.62, -26.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.23, 32.02, 305.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.75% 0.0424 -0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.75% 0.083 300.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1268, 34.3376, 62.3650) |
| Luminance | 0.3434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.98
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.31
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.26
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.57
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.95
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A995CD #B9CD95
analogous
#959DCD #A995CD #C595CD
triadic
#A995CD #CDA995 #95CDA9
tetradic
#A995CD #CD959D #B9CD95 #95CDC5
square
#A995CD #CD959D #B9CD95 #95CDC5
split-complementary
#A995CD #CDC595 #9DCD95
monochromatic
#684A9D #876BB9 #A995CD #CBBFE1 #ECE8F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#A995CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#A995CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A995CD
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A995CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A995CD | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899ECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9ECB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A39DA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a995cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 149, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.083 300.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3b4dc',
500: '#a995cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a995cd; $custom-light: #c3b4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a995cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 149,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.429,
"s": 35.897,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70746,
"c": 0.08309,
"h": 300.7
},
"luminance": 0.34338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A995CD
secondary
#E1E7D7
accent
#AF3784
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083