#AA8FBB#AA8FBB

#AA8FBB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.070 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA8FBB
RGB	rgb(170, 143, 187)
HSL	hsl(277, 24%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(277, 24%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.1%, 23.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.16, 18.43, -19.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.16, 26.55, 313.95°)
OKLab	oklab(68.96% 0.047 -0.0519)
OKLCH	oklch(68.96% 0.07 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(35.3682, 31.7792, 51.2749)
Luminance	0.3178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA8FBB #A0BB8F

analogous

#948FBB #AA8FBB #BB8FB6

triadic

#AA8FBB #BBAA8F #8FBBAA

tetradic

#AA8FBB #BB948F #A0BB8F #8FB6BB

square

#AA8FBB #BB948F #A0BB8F #8FB6BB

split-complementary

#AA8FBB #B6BB8F #8FBB94

monochromatic

#6E4E81 #8D69A4 #AA8FBB #C7B5D2 #E4DBE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.85

#AA8FBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.36

#AA8FBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AA8FBB

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA8FBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AA8FBB	1.00	2.85	7.36	7.36
#FFFFFF	2.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8997BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E9ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9949E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#999999

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa8fbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 143, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.070 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3b0cf',
    500: '#aa8fbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa8fbb;
$custom-light: #c3b0cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa8fbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.818,
    "s": 24.444,
    "l": 64.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68955,
    "c": 0.07005,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.31779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA8FBB

secondary

#D1DACB

accent

#A34368

background

#FCFAFC

surface

#F8F4F9

border

#D1CED2

text

#121013

muted

#817F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA8FBB

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

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