#A995EE#A995EE
#A995EE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.128 H 293.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A995EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 149, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 72%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 37%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29%, 37.4%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.60, 26.43, -42.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.60, 49.77, 302.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.24% 0.0506 -0.1177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.24% 0.128 293.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5384, 36.1023, 85.5996) |
| Luminance | 0.3610 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.47
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.08
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.28
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.44
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.65
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A995EE #DAEE95
analogous
#95ADEE #A995EE #D595EE
triadic
#A995EE #EEA995 #95EEA9
tetradic
#A995EE #EE95AD #DAEE95 #95EED5
square
#A995EE #EE95AD #DAEE95 #95EED5
split-complementary
#A995EE #EED595 #ADEE95
monochromatic
#532CDD #7E60E6 #A995EE #D4CAF6 #EAE5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#A995EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#A995EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A995EE
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A995EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A995EE | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7CA3F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7EA0EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9AA5B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a995ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 149, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.128 293.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b4f4',
500: '#a995ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a995ee; $custom-light: #c4b4f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a995ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 149,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.483,
"s": 72.358,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72244,
"c": 0.1281,
"h": 293.3
},
"luminance": 0.36103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A995EE
secondary
#EDF2D9
accent
#D411A9
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131117
muted
#828085