#AA6CB3#AA6CB3
#AA6CB3 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.124 H 322.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA6CB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 108, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 32%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 40%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5%, 39.7%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.58, 36.49, -27.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.58, 45.83, 322.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.32% 0.0983 -0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.32% 0.124 322.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0759, 22.5269, 45.4029) |
| Luminance | 0.2253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 1.37
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 3.80
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.56
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.86
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.43
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA6CB3 #75B36C
analogous
#876CB3 #AA6CB3 #B36C99
triadic
#AA6CB3 #B3AA6C #6CB3AA
tetradic
#AA6CB3 #B3876C #75B36C #6C99B3
square
#AA6CB3 #B3876C #75B36C #6C99B3
split-complementary
#AA6CB3 #99B36C #6CB387
monochromatic
#66386D #8C4D95 #AA6CB3 #C194C8 #D9BDDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.81
#AA6CB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.51
#AA6CB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA6CB3
5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA6CB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA6CB3 | 1.00 | 3.81 | 5.51 | 5.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#647EB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7485B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC7487
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa6cb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 108, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.124 322.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c497ca',
500: '#aa6cb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa6cb3; $custom-light: #c497ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa6cb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 108,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.394,
"s": 31.839,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62322,
"c": 0.12424,
"h": 322.3
},
"luminance": 0.22526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA6CB3
secondary
#B2CCAF
accent
#C8606D
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F8F2F8
border
#D1CCD1
text
#130E13
muted
#827E82