#AA9ABB#AA9ABB
#AA9ABB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.050 H 307.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA9ABB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 154, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 18%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.1%, 17.6%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.94, 12.23, -14.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.94, 19.28, 309.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.1% 0.0304 -0.0403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.1% 0.05 307) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1012, 35.2452, 51.8525) |
| Luminance | 0.3524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.18
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.42
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.75
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.86
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.04
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA9ABB #ABBB9A
analogous
#9A9BBB #AA9ABB #BB9ABB
triadic
#AA9ABB #BBAA9A #9ABBAA
tetradic
#AA9ABB #BB9A9B #ABBB9A #9ABBBB
square
#AA9ABB #BB9A9B #ABBB9A #9ABBBB
split-complementary
#AA9ABB #BBBB9A #9BBB9A
monochromatic
#6D5883 #8B75A2 #AA9ABB #C9BFD4 #E8E3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#AA9ABB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#AA9ABB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA9ABB
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA9ABB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA9ABB | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A0BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A0BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A89EA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa9abb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 154, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.050 307.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3b7cf',
500: '#aa9abb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa9abb; $custom-light: #c3b7cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa9abb",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 154,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.091,
"s": 19.527,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71103,
"c": 0.05047,
"h": 307
},
"luminance": 0.35245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA9ABB
secondary
#D9DED3
accent
#9E4874
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121113
muted
#818082