#AA8EB2#AA8EB2

#AA8EB2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.061 H 318.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA8EB2
RGB	rgb(170, 142, 178)
HSL	hsl(287, 19%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(287, 20%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.60, 17.14, -14.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.60, 22.71, 319.02°)
OKLab	oklab(68.42% 0.0456 -0.0402)
OKLCH	oklch(68.42% 0.061 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(34.2853, 31.1069, 46.3089)
Luminance	0.3111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA8EB2 #96B28E

analogous

#988EB2 #AA8EB2 #B28EA8

triadic

#AA8EB2 #B2AA8E #8EB2AA

tetradic

#AA8EB2 #B2988E #96B28E #8EA8B2

square

#AA8EB2 #B2988E #96B28E #8EA8B2

split-complementary

#AA8EB2 #A8B28E #8EB298

monochromatic

#6D5076 #8F6A99 #AA8EB2 #C5B2CB #E1D7E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.91

#AA8EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.22

#AA8EB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AA8EB2

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA8EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AA8EB2	1.00	2.91	7.22	7.22
#FFFFFF	2.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A96B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9098B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA929A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa8eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 142, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.061 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3afc9',
    500: '#aa8eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa8eb2;
$custom-light: #c3afc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa8eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.667,
    "s": 18.947,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68419,
    "c": 0.06079,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.31106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA8EB2

secondary

#CAD4C7

accent

#9D485B

background

#FCFAFC

surface

#F8F4F8

border

#D1CED1

text

#121013

muted

#817F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA8EB2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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