#AA96B0#AA96B0
#AA96B0 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.044 H 318.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA96B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 150, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 14%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 15%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.4%, 14.8%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.56, 12.23, -10.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.56, 16.33, 318.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.91% 0.0326 -0.029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.91% 0.044 318.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3192, 33.4937, 45.6702) |
| Luminance | 0.3349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.44
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.86
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.50
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 8.17
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 9.23
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA96B0 #9CB096
analogous
#9D96B0 #AA96B0 #B096A9
triadic
#AA96B0 #B0AA96 #96B0AA
tetradic
#AA96B0 #B09D96 #9CB096 #96A9B0
square
#AA96B0 #B09D96 #9CB096 #96A9B0
split-complementary
#AA96B0 #A9B096 #96B09D
monochromatic
#6E5774 #8E7396 #AA96B0 #C6B9CA #E3DCE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#AA96B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#AA96B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA96B0
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA96B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA96B0 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.70 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939BB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979DAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA999F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa96b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 150, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.044 318.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3b5c7',
500: '#aa96b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa96b0; $custom-light: #c3b5c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa96b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 150,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.154,
"s": 14.13,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69914,
"c": 0.04365,
"h": 318.4
},
"luminance": 0.33493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA96B0
secondary
#CED5CC
accent
#984D5F
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#121113
muted
#818082