#A99ABA#A99ABA
#A99ABA is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.049 H 306.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99ABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 154, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 19%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 17%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.1%, 17.2%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.82, 11.68, -14.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.82, 18.65, 308.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.98% 0.0289 -0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.98% 0.049 306.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7791, 35.0915, 51.2806) |
| Luminance | 0.3509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.52
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.61
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.05
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.06
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.39
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 9.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99ABA #ABBA9A
analogous
#9A9BBA #A99ABA #B99ABA
triadic
#A99ABA #BAA99A #9ABAA9
tetradic
#A99ABA #BA9A9B #ABBA9A #9ABAB9
square
#A99ABA #BA9A9B #ABBA9A #9ABAB9
split-complementary
#A99ABA #BAB99A #9BBA9A
monochromatic
#6C5881 #8A76A1 #A99ABA #C8BED3 #E7E3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#A99ABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#A99ABA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99ABA
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99ABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99ABA | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959FBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A0B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A79EA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99aba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 154, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.049 306.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b7ce',
500: '#a99aba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99aba; $custom-light: #c2b7ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99aba",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 154,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.125,
"s": 18.824,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70979,
"c": 0.04878,
"h": 306.4
},
"luminance": 0.35091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99ABA
secondary
#D8DDD3
accent
#9D4875
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121113
muted
#818082