#A99FDA#A99FDA
#A99FDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.085 H 291.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 159, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(250, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.5%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.24, 15.97, -28.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.24, 32.78, 299.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.23% 0.0318 -0.0788) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.23% 0.085 291.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4122, 38.2927, 71.5255) |
| Luminance | 0.3829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.96
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.03
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.13
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.79
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.44
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99FDA #D0DA9F
analogous
#9FB3DA #A99FDA #C79FDA
triadic
#A99FDA #DAA99F #9FDAA9
tetradic
#A99FDA #DA9FB3 #D0DA9F #9FDAC7
square
#A99FDA #DA9FB3 #D0DA9F #9FDAC7
split-complementary
#A99FDA #DAC79F #B3DA9F
monochromatic
#5A47B8 #8173C9 #A99FDA #D1CBEB #EBE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#A99FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#A99FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99FDA
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99FDA | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A7DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A5D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FA9B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 159, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.085 291.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bbe5',
500: '#a99fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99fda; $custom-light: #c3bbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 159,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.169,
"s": 44.361,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73227,
"c": 0.08499,
"h": 291.9
},
"luminance": 0.38293
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99FDA
secondary
#EBEDDE
accent
#B82EA0
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FC
border
#D1D0D5
text
#121115
muted
#818084