#AA9BD2#AA9BD2

#AA9BD2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.080 H 296.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA9BD2
RGB	rgb(170, 155, 210)
HSL	hsl(256, 38%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(256, 26%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 26.2%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.01, 16.68, -26.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.01, 30.96, 302.60°)
OKLab	oklab(72.2% 0.0363 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(72.2% 0.08 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(39.9292, 36.6416, 65.9292)
Luminance	0.3664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA9BD2 #C3D29B

analogous

#9BA8D2 #AA9BD2 #C69BD2

triadic

#AA9BD2 #D2AA9B #9BD2AA

tetradic

#AA9BD2 #D29BA8 #C3D29B #9BD2C6

square

#AA9BD2 #D29BA8 #C3D29B #9BD2C6

split-complementary

#AA9BD2 #D2C69B #A8D29B

monochromatic

#644BA7 #8671BF #AA9BD2 #CEC5E5 #EDEAF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.52

#AA9BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.33

#AA9BD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AA9BD2

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA9BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AA9BD2	1.00	2.52	8.33	8.33
#FFFFFF	2.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8FA3D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A2D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A3A3AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa9bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 155, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.080 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4b8e0',
    500: '#aa9bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa9bd2;
$custom-light: #c4b8e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa9bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 71.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72199,
    "c": 0.08026,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.36642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA9BD2

secondary

#E8EBDD

accent

#B1358F

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FB

border

#D1D0D4

text

#121115

muted

#818083

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA9BD2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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