#AA8FCA#AA8FCA
#AA8FCA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.090 H 305.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8FCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 143, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 36%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 29%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 29.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.72, 21.67, -26.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.72, 34.37, 309.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.57% 0.0515 -0.0732) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.57% 0.09 305.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0586, 32.4554, 60.1779) |
| Luminance | 0.3246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.07
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.31
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.54
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.79
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.49
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8FCA #AFCA8F
analogous
#8F91CA #AA8FCA #C88FCA
triadic
#AA8FCA #CAAA8F #8FCAAA
tetradic
#AA8FCA #CA8F91 #AFCA8F #8FCAC8
square
#AA8FCA #CA8F91 #AFCA8F #8FCAC8
split-complementary
#AA8FCA #CAC88F #91CA8F
monochromatic
#6C4897 #8A65B6 #AA8FCA #CAB9DE #E9E2F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#AA8FCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#AA8FCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8FCA
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8FCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8FCA | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8499CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#899AC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A597A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8fca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 143, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.090 305.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b0da',
500: '#aa8fca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8fca; $custom-light: #c4b0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8fca",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 143,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.458,
"s": 35.758,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69568,
"c": 0.08953,
"h": 305.1
},
"luminance": 0.32455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8FCA
secondary
#DBE4D1
accent
#AF3778
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FA
border
#D1CED3
text
#121015
muted
#817F83