#AA8DBA#AA8DBA
#AA8DBA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.072 H 313.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8DBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 141, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 25%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 24%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 24.2%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.63, 19.35, -19.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.63, 27.38, 314.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.53% 0.0498 -0.0526) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.53% 0.072 313.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9639, 31.1414, 50.6138) |
| Luminance | 0.3114 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.40
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.91
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.74
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.56
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.16
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8DBA #9DBA8D
analogous
#948DBA #AA8DBA #BA8DB4
triadic
#AA8DBA #BAAA8D #8DBAAA
tetradic
#AA8DBA #BA948D #9DBA8D #8DB4BA
square
#AA8DBA #BA948D #9DBA8D #8DB4BA
split-complementary
#AA8DBA #B4BA8D #8DBA94
monochromatic
#6E4D7F #8E67A3 #AA8DBA #C6B3D1 #E3D9E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#AA8DBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.23
#AA8DBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8DBA
7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8DBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8DBA | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.23 | 7.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8796BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D98B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9929D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8dba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 141, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.072 313.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3aece',
500: '#aa8dba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8dba; $custom-light: #c3aece; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8dba",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 141,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.667,
"s": 24.59,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68533,
"c": 0.0724,
"h": 313.4
},
"luminance": 0.31141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8DBA
secondary
#CFD9CA
accent
#A34265
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#121013
muted
#817F82