#AA87CD#AA87CD
#AA87CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.107 H 306.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA87CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 135, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 41%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.1%, 34.1%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.90, 26.87, -31.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.90, 41.16, 310.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.22% 0.064 -0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.22% 0.107 306.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2589, 30.2820, 61.6806) |
| Luminance | 0.3028 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.30
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.30
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.32
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.71
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.77
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA87CD #AACD87
analogous
#8787CD #AA87CD #CD87CD
triadic
#AA87CD #CDAA87 #87CDAA
tetradic
#AA87CD #CD8787 #AACD87 #87CDCD
square
#AA87CD #CD8787 #AACD87 #87CDCD
split-complementary
#AA87CD #CDCD87 #87CD87
monochromatic
#6D409A #8B5CBB #AA87CD #C9B2DF #E7DDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#AA87CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.06
#AA87CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA87CD
7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA87CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA87CD | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.06 | 7.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7994D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8096CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A591A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa87cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 135, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.107 306.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4aadc',
500: '#aa87cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa87cd; $custom-light: #c4aadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa87cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 135,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 41.176,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68216,
"c": 0.10722,
"h": 306.7
},
"luminance": 0.30282
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA87CD
secondary
#D8E3CD
accent
#B43173
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83