#AA8ABA#AA8ABA
#AA8ABA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.078 H 314.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8ABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 138, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 25.8%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.89, 21.05, -20.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.89, 29.38, 315.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.96% 0.0543 -0.0557) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.96% 0.078 314.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5276, 30.2687, 50.4684) |
| Luminance | 0.3027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.15
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.94
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.39
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.52
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.47
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8ABA #9ABA8A
analogous
#928ABA #AA8ABA #BA8AB2
triadic
#AA8ABA #BAAA8A #8ABAAA
tetradic
#AA8ABA #BA928A #9ABA8A #8AB2BA
square
#AA8ABA #BA928A #9ABA8A #8AB2BA
split-complementary
#AA8ABA #B2BA8A #8ABA92
monochromatic
#6D4B7F #8E64A3 #AA8ABA #C6B0D1 #E2D7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#AA8ABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#AA8ABA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8ABA
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8ABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8ABA | 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)
#8394BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A96B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9909B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8aba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 138, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.078 314.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3acce',
500: '#aa8aba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8aba; $custom-light: #c3acce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8aba",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 138,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 25.806,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67963,
"c": 0.07784,
"h": 314.3
},
"luminance": 0.30268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8ABA
secondary
#CDD8C7
accent
#A44162
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#121013
muted
#817F82