#A99FBD#A99FBD
#A99FBD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.044 H 300.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99FBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 159, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 19%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 16%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.21, 9.51, -14.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.21, 17.03, 303.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.09% 0.0225 -0.0382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.09% 0.044 300.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9439, 36.9054, 53.2587) |
| Luminance | 0.3690 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.50
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.62
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.67
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.14
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.57
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99FBD #B3BD9F
analogous
#9FA4BD #A99FBD #B89FBD
triadic
#A99FBD #BDA99F #9FBDA9
tetradic
#A99FBD #BD9FA4 #B3BD9F #9FBDB8
square
#A99FBD #BD9FA4 #B3BD9F #9FBDB8
split-complementary
#A99FBD #BDB89F #A4BD9F
monochromatic
#6A5C86 #897BA4 #A99FBD #C9C3D6 #EAE8EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#A99FBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.38
#A99FBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99FBD
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99FBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99FBD | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA3BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA3BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6A3A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99fbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 159, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.044 300.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2bbd1',
500: '#a99fbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99fbd; $custom-light: #c2bbd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99fbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 159,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260,
"s": 18.519,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72089,
"c": 0.0443,
"h": 300.5
},
"luminance": 0.36905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99FBD
secondary
#DDE0D7
accent
#9D4981
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082