#A99AEA#A99AEA
#A99AEA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.115 H 291.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99AEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 154, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 66%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 34%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.8%, 34.2%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.64, 22.62, -38.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.64, 44.52, 300.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.98% 0.0429 -0.1067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.98% 0.115 291.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7654, 37.4860, 82.8084) |
| Luminance | 0.3749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.92
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.13
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.50
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.58
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.94
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99AEA #DBEA9A
analogous
#9AB3EA #A99AEA #D19AEA
triadic
#A99AEA #EAA99A #9AEAA9
tetradic
#A99AEA #EA9AB3 #DBEA9A #9AEAD1
square
#A99AEA #EA9AB3 #DBEA9A #9AEAD1
split-complementary
#A99AEA #EAD19A #B3EA9A
monochromatic
#5335D5 #7E67DF #A99AEA #D4CDF5 #E9E6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#A99AEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#A99AEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99AEA
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99AEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99AEA | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84A6ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85A3E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9BA8B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99aea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 154, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.115 291.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b7f1',
500: '#a99aea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99aea; $custom-light: #c4b7f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99aea",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 154,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.25,
"s": 65.574,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72983,
"c": 0.11497,
"h": 291.9
},
"luminance": 0.37487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99AEA
secondary
#EDF1DA
accent
#CD18AB
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131116
muted
#828084