#AA8BCA#AA8BCA
#AA8BCA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.096 H 306.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8BCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 139, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 37%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 31%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 31.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.74, 23.93, -28.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.74, 36.98, 310.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.82% 0.0574 -0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.82% 0.096 306.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4688, 31.2758, 59.9813) |
| Luminance | 0.3128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.86
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.26
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.29
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.80
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.76
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8BCA #ABCA8B
analogous
#8B8CCA #AA8BCA #CA8BCA
triadic
#AA8BCA #CAAA8B #8BCAAA
tetradic
#AA8BCA #CA8B8C #ABCA8B #8BCACA
square
#AA8BCA #CA8B8C #ABCA8B #8BCACA
split-complementary
#AA8BCA #CACA8B #8CCA8B
monochromatic
#6D4596 #8B61B7 #AA8BCA #C9B5DD #E8DFF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#AA8BCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.26
#AA8BCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8BCA
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8BCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8BCA | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.26 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F97CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8598C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A694A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8bca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 139, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.096 306.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4adda',
500: '#aa8bca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8bca; $custom-light: #c4adda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8bca",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 139,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.524,
"s": 37.278,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68819,
"c": 0.09644,
"h": 306.5
},
"luminance": 0.31276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8BCA
secondary
#D9E2CE
accent
#B03574
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FA
border
#D1CED3
text
#131015
muted
#827F83