#AA8ABC#AA8ABC
#AA8ABC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.080 H 313.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8ABC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 138, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 27%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.6%, 26.6%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.96, 21.47, -21.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.96, 30.39, 314.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.04% 0.0549 -0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.04% 0.08 313.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7417, 30.3543, 51.5960) |
| Luminance | 0.3035 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.59
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.94
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.14
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.46
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.13
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 8.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8ABC #9CBC8A
analogous
#918ABC #AA8ABC #BC8AB5
triadic
#AA8ABC #BCAA8A #8ABCAA
tetradic
#AA8ABC #BC918A #9CBC8A #8AB5BC
square
#AA8ABC #BC918A #9CBC8A #8AB5BC
split-complementary
#AA8ABC #B5BC8A #8ABC91
monochromatic
#6E4A81 #8E63A6 #AA8ABC #C6B1D2 #E3D8E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#AA8ABC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#AA8ABC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8ABC
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8ABC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8ABC | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8394BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8997BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9909C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8abc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 138, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.080 313.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3acd0',
500: '#aa8abc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8abc; $custom-light: #c3acd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8abc",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 138,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.4,
"s": 27.174,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68044,
"c": 0.08032,
"h": 313.1
},
"luminance": 0.30354
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8ABC
secondary
#CEDAC8
accent
#A64064
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#121014
muted
#817F82