#AA88CD#AA88CD
#AA88CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.105 H 306.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA88CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 136, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 41%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.1%, 33.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.14, 26.30, -30.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.14, 40.51, 310.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.4% 0.0626 -0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.4% 0.106 306.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3990, 30.5624, 61.7273) |
| Luminance | 0.3056 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.13
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.54
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.02
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.63
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.85
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA88CD #ABCD88
analogous
#8889CD #AA88CD #CC88CD
triadic
#AA88CD #CDAA88 #88CDAA
tetradic
#AA88CD #CD8889 #ABCD88 #88CDCC
square
#AA88CD #CD8889 #ABCD88 #88CDCC
split-complementary
#AA88CD #CDCC88 #89CD88
monochromatic
#6D419A #8B5DBB #AA88CD #C9B3DF #E8DEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#AA88CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#AA88CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA88CD
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA88CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA88CD | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A95D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8196CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A592A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa88cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 136, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.105 306.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4abdc',
500: '#aa88cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa88cd; $custom-light: #c4abdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa88cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 136,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.565,
"s": 40.828,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68398,
"c": 0.1055,
"h": 306.4
},
"luminance": 0.30562
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA88CD
secondary
#D9E3CD
accent
#B43274
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83