#AA8EEA#AA8EEA
#AA8EEA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.134 H 296.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8EEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 142, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 39%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.4%, 39.3%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.83, 29.69, -42.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.83, 52.04, 304.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.86% 0.0604 -0.1193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.86% 0.134 296.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0983, 33.8321, 82.1910) |
| Luminance | 0.3383 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.28
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.94
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.44
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.49
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.60
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8EEA #CEEA8E
analogous
#8EA0EA #AA8EEA #D88EEA
triadic
#AA8EEA #EAAA8E #8EEAAA
tetradic
#AA8EEA #EA8EA0 #CEEA8E #8EEAD8
square
#AA8EEA #EA8EA0 #CEEA8E #8EEAD8
split-complementary
#AA8EEA #EAD88E #A0EA8E
monochromatic
#5D28D6 #835AE0 #AA8EEA #D1C2F4 #ECE5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#AA8EEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.77
#AA8EEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8EEA
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8EEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8EEA | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.77 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#759EEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#799CE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D9EB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8eea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 142, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.134 296.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5aff1',
500: '#aa8eea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8eea; $custom-light: #c5aff1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8eea",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 142,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.261,
"s": 68.657,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7086,
"c": 0.13375,
"h": 296.9
},
"luminance": 0.33833
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8EEA
secondary
#EAF2D9
accent
#D11597
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#131017
muted
#827F85