#AA8EAD#AA8EAD
#AA8EAD is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.055 H 323.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8EAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 142, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 16%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 18%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.43, 16.15, -12.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.43, 20.31, 322.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.24% 0.0439 -0.0331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.24% 0.055 323) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7924, 30.9098, 43.7131) |
| Luminance | 0.3091 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 3.18
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.88
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 6.97
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.44
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.56
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8EAD #91AD8E
analogous
#9B8EAD #AA8EAD #AD8EA1
triadic
#AA8EAD #ADAA8E #8EADAA
tetradic
#AA8EAD #AD9B8E #91AD8E #8EA1AD
square
#AA8EAD #AD9B8E #91AD8E #8EA1AD
split-complementary
#AA8EAD #A1AD8E #8EAD9B
monochromatic
#6D5170 #8F6B93 #AA8EAD #C5B1C7 #DFD5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#AA8EAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.18
#AA8EAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8EAD
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8EAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8EAD | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.18 | 7.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C95AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9198AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB9198
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8ead; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 142, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.055 323.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3afc5',
500: '#aa8ead',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8ead; $custom-light: #c3afc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8ead",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 142,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.194,
"s": 15.897,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68235,
"c": 0.05497,
"h": 323
},
"luminance": 0.30909
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8EAD
secondary
#C7D1C6
accent
#9A4B53
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F8
border
#D1CED1
text
#121012
muted
#817F81