#AA86C8#AA86C8
#AA86C8 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.103 H 308.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA86C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 134, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 38%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 33%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 33%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.45, 26.32, -29.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.45, 39.21, 312.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.81% 0.0643 -0.0799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.81% 0.103 308.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5261, 29.7667, 58.5064) |
| Luminance | 0.2977 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.71
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.49
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.69
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.74
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.15
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA86C8 #A4C886
analogous
#8986C8 #AA86C8 #C886C5
triadic
#AA86C8 #C8AA86 #86C8AA
tetradic
#AA86C8 #C88986 #A4C886 #86C5C8
square
#AA86C8 #C88986 #A4C886 #86C5C8
split-complementary
#AA86C8 #C5C886 #86C889
monochromatic
#6D4291 #8C5CB5 #AA86C8 #C8B0DB #E5DAEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#AA86C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.95
#AA86C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA86C8
6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA86C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA86C8 | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.95 | 6.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A93CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8195C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A68F9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa86c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 134, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.103 308.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4a9d9',
500: '#aa86c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa86c8; $custom-light: #c4a9d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa86c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 134,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.727,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6781,
"c": 0.10256,
"h": 308.8
},
"luminance": 0.29766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA86C8
secondary
#D4E0CA
accent
#B0356D
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FA
border
#D1CED3
text
#131014
muted
#827F83