#A99FCE#A99FCE
#A99FCE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.068 H 294.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99FCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 159, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 32%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 23%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 22.8%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.79, 13.22, -22.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.79, 26.25, 300.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.73% 0.0281 -0.062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.73% 0.068 294.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8985, 37.6872, 63.5529) |
| Luminance | 0.3769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.99
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.44
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.55
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.13
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.15
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99FCE #C4CE9F
analogous
#9FADCE #A99FCE #C19FCE
triadic
#A99FCE #CEA99F #9FCEA9
tetradic
#A99FCE #CE9FAD #C4CE9F #9FCEC1
square
#A99FCE #CE9FAD #C4CE9F #9FCEC1
split-complementary
#A99FCE #CEC19F #ADCE9F
monochromatic
#6352A1 #8576B9 #A99FCE #CDC8E3 #EDEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#A99FCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.54
#A99FCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99FCE
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99FCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99FCE | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.54 | 8.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A6D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A4CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2A6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99fce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 159, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.068 294.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bbdd',
500: '#a99fce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99fce; $custom-light: #c3bbdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99fce",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 159,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.766,
"s": 32.414,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72734,
"c": 0.06811,
"h": 294.4
},
"luminance": 0.37688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99FCE
secondary
#E8EADE
accent
#AB3A93
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083