#AA8EBF#AA8EBF
#AA8EBF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.077 H 310.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8EBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 142, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 28%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 26%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 25.7%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.06, 19.84, -21.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.06, 29.28, 312.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.92% 0.0498 -0.0587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.92% 0.077 310.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6529, 31.6540, 53.5117) |
| Luminance | 0.3165 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 4.42
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.72
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.07
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.07
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.12
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8EBF #A3BF8E
analogous
#918EBF #AA8EBF #BF8EBB
triadic
#AA8EBF #BFAA8E #8EBFAA
tetradic
#AA8EBF #BF918E #A3BF8E #8EBBBF
square
#AA8EBF #BF918E #A3BF8E #8EBBBF
split-complementary
#AA8EBF #BBBF8E #8EBF91
monochromatic
#6D4C86 #8D67A9 #AA8EBF #C7B5D5 #E5DCEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#AA8EBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.33
#AA8EBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8EBF
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8EBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8EBF | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.33 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8697C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C99BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8949F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8ebf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 142, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.077 310.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3afd2',
500: '#aa8ebf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8ebf; $custom-light: #c3afd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8ebf",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 142,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.286,
"s": 27.684,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68923,
"c": 0.07694,
"h": 310.3
},
"luminance": 0.31654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8EBF
secondary
#D3DDCC
accent
#A63F6B
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#121014
muted
#817F82