#A99ACA#A99ACA
#A99ACA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.071 H 298.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99ACA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 154, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 31%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 24%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.3%, 23.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.37, 15.13, -22.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.37, 27.21, 303.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.59% 0.0342 -0.0618) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.59% 0.071 298.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5762, 35.8104, 60.7454) |
| Luminance | 0.3581 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.70
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.13
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.29
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.34
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.38
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99ACA #BBCA9A
analogous
#9AA3CA #A99ACA #C19ACA
triadic
#A99ACA #CAA99A #9ACAA9
tetradic
#A99ACA #CA9AA3 #BBCA9A #9ACAC1
square
#A99ACA #CA9AA3 #BBCA9A #9ACAC1
split-complementary
#A99ACA #CAC19A #A3CA9A
monochromatic
#675099 #8772B5 #A99ACA #CBC2DF #EDEAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#A99ACA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.16
#A99ACA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99ACA
8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99ACA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99ACA | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.16 | 8.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A1CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3A1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99aca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 154, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.071 298.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3b7da',
500: '#a99aca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99aca; $custom-light: #c3b7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99aca",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 154,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.75,
"s": 31.169,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71592,
"c": 0.07064,
"h": 298.9
},
"luminance": 0.3581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99ACA
secondary
#E2E7D9
accent
#AA3C87
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083