#AA96CB#AA96CB
#AA96CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.079 H 301.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA96CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 150, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 34%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.3%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.49, 17.93, -24.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.49, 30.38, 306.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.94% 0.0415 -0.0671) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.94% 0.079 301.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2612, 34.6705, 61.1647) |
| Luminance | 0.3467 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.19
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.56
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.51
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.61
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.88
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA96CB #B7CB96
analogous
#969DCB #AA96CB #C596CB
triadic
#AA96CB #CBAA96 #96CBAA
tetradic
#AA96CB #CB969D #B7CB96 #96CBC5
square
#AA96CB #CB969D #B7CB96 #96CBC5
split-complementary
#AA96CB #CBC596 #9DCB96
monochromatic
#6A4C9A #896DB7 #AA96CB #CBBFDF #ECE8F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#AA96CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#AA96CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA96CB
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA96CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA96CB | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9FCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9FC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A59EA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa96cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 150, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.079 301.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b5db',
500: '#aa96cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa96cb; $custom-light: #c4b5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa96cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 150,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.642,
"s": 33.758,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70944,
"c": 0.07892,
"h": 301.7
},
"luminance": 0.34671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA96CB
secondary
#E0E6D7
accent
#AD3981
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121115
muted
#818083