#AA8ECA#AA8ECA
#AA8ECA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.091 H 305.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8ECA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 142, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 36%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 30%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 29.7%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.47, 22.23, -27.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.47, 35.02, 309.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.38% 0.053 -0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.38% 0.091 305.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9092, 32.1565, 60.1280) |
| Luminance | 0.3216 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.96
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.54
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.21
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.77
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.53
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8ECA #AECA8E
analogous
#8E90CA #AA8ECA #C88ECA
triadic
#AA8ECA #CAAA8E #8ECAAA
tetradic
#AA8ECA #CA8E90 #AECA8E #8ECAC8
square
#AA8ECA #CA8E90 #AECA8E #8ECAC8
split-complementary
#AA8ECA #CAC88E #90CA8E
monochromatic
#6C4797 #8B64B6 #AA8ECA #C9B8DE #E9E1F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#AA8ECA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.43
#AA8ECA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8ECA
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8ECA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8ECA | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.43 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8299CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889AC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A597A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8eca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 142, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.091 305.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4afda',
500: '#aa8eca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8eca; $custom-light: #c4afda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8eca",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 142,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268,
"s": 36.145,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69379,
"c": 0.09125,
"h": 305.5
},
"luminance": 0.32156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8ECA
secondary
#DBE3D1
accent
#AF3677
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FA
border
#D1CED3
text
#121015
muted
#817F83