#A99FCD#A99FCD
#A99FCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.067 H 294.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 159, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.75, 12.99, -22.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.75, 25.70, 300.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.69% 0.0278 -0.0606) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.69% 0.067 294.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7774, 37.6388, 62.9152) |
| Luminance | 0.3764 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.19
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.55
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.72
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.02
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.31
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99FCD #C3CD9F
analogous
#9FACCD #A99FCD #C09FCD
triadic
#A99FCD #CDA99F #9FCDA9
tetradic
#A99FCD #CD9FAC #C3CD9F #9FCDC0
square
#A99FCD #CD9FAC #C3CD9F #9FCDC0
split-complementary
#A99FCD #CDC09F #ACCD9F
monochromatic
#63539F #8577B8 #A99FCD #CDC7E2 #EDEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#A99FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.53
#A99FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99FCD
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99FCD | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.53 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A5CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A4CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2A6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 159, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.067 294.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bbdc',
500: '#a99fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99fcd; $custom-light: #c3bbdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 159,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.043,
"s": 31.507,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72695,
"c": 0.06671,
"h": 294.6
},
"luminance": 0.37639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99FCD
secondary
#E7EADE
accent
#AA3B92
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083