#AFA0BA#AFA0BA
#AFA0BA is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.041 H 311.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA0BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 160, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 16%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 14%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.9%, 14%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.87, 10.37, -11.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.87, 15.41, 312.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.7% 0.0266 -0.0306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.7% 0.041 311) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1114, 37.8010, 51.6807) |
| Luminance | 0.3780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.34
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.34
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.55
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.57
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.74
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 10.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA0BA #ABBAA0
analogous
#A2A0BA #AFA0BA #BAA0B8
triadic
#AFA0BA #BAAFA0 #A0BAAF
tetradic
#AFA0BA #BAA2A0 #ABBAA0 #A0B8BA
square
#AFA0BA #BAA2A0 #ABBAA0 #A0B8BA
split-complementary
#AFA0BA #B8BAA0 #A0BAA2
monochromatic
#735E82 #917DA0 #AFA0BA #CDC3D4 #EBE7ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#AFA0BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#AFA0BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA0BA
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA0BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA0BA | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA5BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA6B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEA3A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa0ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 160, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.041 311.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7bcce',
500: '#afa0ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa0ba; $custom-light: #c7bcce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa0ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 160,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.615,
"s": 15.854,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72699,
"c": 0.04059,
"h": 311
},
"luminance": 0.37801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA0BA
secondary
#DADFD7
accent
#9A4B6D
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131213
muted
#828182