#AA89CC#AA89CC
#AA89CC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.102 H 306.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA89CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 137, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 40%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.7%, 32.8%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.34, 25.51, -29.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.34, 39.33, 310.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.54% 0.0609 -0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.54% 0.102 306.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4202, 30.7972, 61.1408) |
| Luminance | 0.3080 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.97
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.74
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.76
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.35
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.79
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA89CC #ABCC89
analogous
#898ACC #AA89CC #CC89CC
triadic
#AA89CC #CCAA89 #89CCAA
tetradic
#AA89CC #CC898A #ABCC89 #89CCCC
square
#AA89CC #CC898A #ABCC89 #89CCCC
split-complementary
#AA89CC #CCCC89 #8ACC89
monochromatic
#6D4299 #8B5EBA #AA89CC #C9B4DE #E8DEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#AA89CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.16
#AA89CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA89CC
7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA89CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA89CC | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.16 | 7.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C95CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8397CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A593A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa89cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 137, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.102 306.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4abdb',
500: '#aa89cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa89cc; $custom-light: #c4abdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa89cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 137,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.552,
"s": 39.645,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68537,
"c": 0.10248,
"h": 306.4
},
"luminance": 0.30797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA89CC
secondary
#D9E3CE
accent
#B33374
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83