#AA9AB4#AA9AB4
#AA9AB4 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.041 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA9AB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 154, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 15%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 14%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 14.4%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, 10.79, -11.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 15.65, 313.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.85% 0.0279 -0.0304) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.85% 0.041 312.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3700, 34.9528, 48.0017) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.80
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.99
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.12
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 9.34
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.97
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 10.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA9AB4 #A4B49A
analogous
#9D9AB4 #AA9AB4 #B49AB1
triadic
#AA9AB4 #B4AA9A #9AB4AA
tetradic
#AA9AB4 #B49D9A #A4B49A #9AB1B4
square
#AA9AB4 #B49D9A #A4B49A #9AB1B4
split-complementary
#AA9AB4 #B1B49A #9AB49D
monochromatic
#6D5A79 #8C779A #AA9AB4 #C8BDCE #E5E0E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#AA9AB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#AA9AB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA9AB4
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA9AB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA9AB4 | 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)
#979FB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA0B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A99DA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa9ab4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 154, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.041 312.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3b7ca',
500: '#aa9ab4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa9ab4; $custom-light: #c3b7ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa9ab4",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 154,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.923,
"s": 14.773,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70852,
"c": 0.04133,
"h": 312.5
},
"luminance": 0.34953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA9AB4
secondary
#D4D9D1
accent
#994D6A
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#121113
muted
#818082