#AA8DCA#AA8DCA
#AA8DCA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.093 H 305.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8DCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 141, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 37%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 30%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 30.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.23, 22.80, -27.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.23, 35.68, 309.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.19% 0.0544 -0.0754) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.19% 0.093 305.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7610, 31.8602, 60.0787) |
| Luminance | 0.3186 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.88
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.78
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.89
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.76
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.59
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8DCA #ADCA8D
analogous
#8D8ECA #AA8DCA #C98DCA
triadic
#AA8DCA #CAAA8D #8DCAAA
tetradic
#AA8DCA #CA8D8E #ADCA8D #8DCAC9
square
#AA8DCA #CA8D8E #ADCA8D #8DCAC9
split-complementary
#AA8DCA #CAC98D #8ECA8D
monochromatic
#6C4697 #8B63B7 #AA8DCA #C9B7DD #E8E1F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#AA8DCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.37
#AA8DCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8DCA
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8DCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8DCA | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.37 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8198CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8799C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A596A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8dca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 141, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.093 305.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4aeda',
500: '#aa8dca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8dca; $custom-light: #c4aeda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8dca",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 141,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.525,
"s": 36.527,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69192,
"c": 0.09297,
"h": 305.8
},
"luminance": 0.3186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8DCA
secondary
#DAE3D0
accent
#AF3676
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FA
border
#D1CED3
text
#131015
muted
#827F83