#AA8ECB#AA8ECB
#AA8ECB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.093 H 305.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8ECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 142, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 37%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.3%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.51, 22.45, -27.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.51, 35.55, 309.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.42% 0.0532 -0.0757) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.42% 0.093 305.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0279, 32.2040, 60.7536) |
| Luminance | 0.3220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.89
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.46
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.20
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.99
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.41
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8ECB #AFCB8E
analogous
#8E90CB #AA8ECB #C98ECB
triadic
#AA8ECB #CBAA8E #8ECBAA
tetradic
#AA8ECB #CB8E90 #AFCB8E #8ECBC9
square
#AA8ECB #CB8E90 #AFCB8E #8ECBC9
split-complementary
#AA8ECB #CBC98E #90CB8E
monochromatic
#6C4698 #8A64B8 #AA8ECB #CAB8DE #E9E2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#AA8ECB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.44
#AA8ECB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8ECB
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8ECB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8ECB | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.44 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8299CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889AC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A597A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8ecb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 142, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.093 305.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4afdb',
500: '#aa8ecb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8ecb; $custom-light: #c4afdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8ecb",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 142,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.541,
"s": 36.97,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69422,
"c": 0.09257,
"h": 305.1
},
"luminance": 0.32204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8ECB
secondary
#DBE4D1
accent
#B03678
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#121015
muted
#817F83