#AA87CC#AA87CC
#AA87CC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.106 H 307.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA87CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 135, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.7%, 33.8%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.86, 26.64, -30.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.86, 40.64, 310.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.17% 0.0638 -0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.17% 0.106 307) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1385, 30.2339, 61.0469) |
| Luminance | 0.3023 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.21
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.28
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.33
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.49
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.69
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA87CC #A9CC87
analogous
#8887CC #AA87CC #CC87CC
triadic
#AA87CC #CCAA87 #87CCAA
tetradic
#AA87CC #CC8887 #A9CC87 #87CCCC
square
#AA87CC #CC8887 #A9CC87 #87CCCC
split-complementary
#AA87CC #CCCC87 #87CC88
monochromatic
#6D4198 #8C5CBA #AA87CC #C8B2DE #E7DDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#AA87CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#AA87CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA87CC
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA87CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA87CC | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7994CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8196CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A591A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa87cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 135, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.106 307.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4aadb',
500: '#aa87cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa87cc; $custom-light: #c4aadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa87cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 135,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.435,
"s": 40.351,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68171,
"c": 0.10593,
"h": 307
},
"luminance": 0.30234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA87CC
secondary
#D7E3CC
accent
#B33272
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83