#AA8FCD#AA8FCD
#AA8FCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.093 H 304.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 143, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 38%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.1%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.83, 22.33, -28.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.83, 35.96, 308.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.7% 0.0523 -0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.7% 0.093 304) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4173, 32.5988, 62.0668) |
| Luminance | 0.3260 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.90
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.09
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.54
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.12
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.44
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8FCD #B2CD8F
analogous
#8F93CD #AA8FCD #C98FCD
triadic
#AA8FCD #CDAA8F #8FCDAA
tetradic
#AA8FCD #CD8F93 #B2CD8F #8FCDC9
square
#AA8FCD #CD8F93 #B2CD8F #8FCDC9
split-complementary
#AA8FCD #CDC98F #93CD8F
monochromatic
#6B469C #8A65BA #AA8FCD #CAB9E0 #EAE4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#AA8FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#AA8FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8FCD
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8FCD | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#839AD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889BCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A598A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 143, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.093 304.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b0dc',
500: '#aa8fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8fcd; $custom-light: #c4b0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 143,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.129,
"s": 38.272,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69696,
"c": 0.09349,
"h": 304
},
"luminance": 0.32599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8FCD
secondary
#DDE5D2
accent
#B1347B
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83