#AA97CA#AA97CA
#AA97CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.076 H 301.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA97CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 151, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 32%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 25%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 25.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, 17.14, -23.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 29.20, 305.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.1% 0.0397 -0.0647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.1% 0.076 301.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3027, 34.9435, 60.5926) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.38
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.98
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.61
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.78
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.23
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA97CA #B7CA97
analogous
#979ECA #AA97CA #C497CA
triadic
#AA97CA #CAAA97 #97CAAA
tetradic
#AA97CA #CA979E #B7CA97 #97CAC4
square
#AA97CA #CA979E #B7CA97 #97CAC4
split-complementary
#AA97CA #CAC497 #9ECA97
monochromatic
#6A4E99 #896EB5 #AA97CA #CBC0DF #ECE8F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#AA97CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#AA97CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA97CA
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA97CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA97CA | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D9FCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909FC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A59EA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa97ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 151, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.076 301.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3b5da',
500: '#aa97ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa97ca; $custom-light: #c3b5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa97ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 151,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.353,
"s": 32.484,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71096,
"c": 0.07587,
"h": 301.5
},
"luminance": 0.34944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA97CA
secondary
#E0E6D7
accent
#AB3A81
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083