#A99BBF#A99BBF
#A99BBF is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.054 H 302.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99BBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 155, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 22%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 19%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.5%, 18.8%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.24, 12.18, -16.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.24, 20.66, 306.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.36% 0.0291 -0.0453) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.36% 0.054 302.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4857, 35.6393, 54.1844) |
| Luminance | 0.3564 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.77
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.60
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.87
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.50
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.64
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99BBF #B1BF9B
analogous
#9B9FBF #A99BBF #BB9BBF
triadic
#A99BBF #BFA99B #9BBFA9
tetradic
#A99BBF #BF9B9F #B1BF9B #9BBFBB
square
#A99BBF #BF9B9F #B1BF9B #9BBFBB
split-complementary
#A99BBF #BFBB9B #9FBF9B
monochromatic
#6A5788 #8976A7 #A99BBF #C9C0D7 #E9E6EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#A99BBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#A99BBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99BBF
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99BBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99BBF | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A1C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A1BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6A0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99bbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 155, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.054 302.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b8d2',
500: '#a99bbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99bbf; $custom-light: #c2b8d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99bbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 155,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.333,
"s": 21.951,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71363,
"c": 0.05382,
"h": 302.8
},
"luminance": 0.35639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99BBF
secondary
#DCE0D5
accent
#A0457D
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082