#AA8BBB#AA8BBB
#AA8BBB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.077 H 313.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8BBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 139, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.1%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.17, 20.69, -20.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.17, 29.22, 315.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.19% 0.0531 -0.0561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.19% 0.077 313.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7784, 30.5996, 51.0783) |
| Luminance | 0.3060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.39
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.16
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.25
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.67
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.17
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8BBB #9CBB8B
analogous
#928BBB #AA8BBB #BB8BB4
triadic
#AA8BBB #BBAA8B #8BBBAA
tetradic
#AA8BBB #BB928B #9CBB8B #8BB4BB
square
#AA8BBB #BB928B #9CBB8B #8BB4BB
split-complementary
#AA8BBB #B4BB8B #8BBB92
monochromatic
#6E4B80 #8E64A4 #AA8BBB #C6B2D2 #E3D8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#AA8BBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#AA8BBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8BBB
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8BBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8BBB | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8494BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B97B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9919C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8bbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 139, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.077 313.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3adcf',
500: '#aa8bbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8bbb; $custom-light: #c3adcf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8bbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 139,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.75,
"s": 26.087,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68192,
"c": 0.07727,
"h": 313.4
},
"luminance": 0.30599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8BBB
secondary
#CED9C8
accent
#A54164
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#121013
muted
#817F82