#AFA8CA#AFA8CA
#AFA8CA is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.049 H 294.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 168, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 24%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 17%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 16.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.44, 9.26, -16.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.44, 18.83, 299.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.87% 0.0204 -0.0445) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.87% 0.049 294.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3403, 41.3833, 61.6228) |
| Luminance | 0.4138 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.59
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.00
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.80
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.39
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.72
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA8CA #C3CAA8
analogous
#A8B2CA #AFA8CA #C0A8CA
triadic
#AFA8CA #CAAFA8 #A8CAAF
tetradic
#AFA8CA #CAA8B2 #C3CAA8 #A8CAC0
square
#AFA8CA #CAA8B2 #C3CAA8 #A8CAC0
split-complementary
#AFA8CA #CAC0A8 #B2CAA8
monochromatic
#6A5E9A #8C82B3 #AFA8CA #D2CEE1 #EEECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#AFA8CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#AFA8CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA8CA
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA8CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA8CA | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1ADCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ACC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AAADB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa8ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 168, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.049 294.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c1da',
500: '#afa8ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa8ca; $custom-light: #c7c1da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa8ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 168,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.353,
"s": 24.286,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74868,
"c": 0.0489,
"h": 294.6
},
"luminance": 0.41383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA8CA
secondary
#E8EAE1
accent
#A3438F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131214
muted
#828183