#AA9BE5#AA9BE5
#AA9BE5 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.107 H 292.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA9BE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 155, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 59%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 32%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.8%, 32.3%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.76, 21.13, -35.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.76, 41.24, 300.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% 0.0414 -0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.107 292.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4384, 37.6453, 79.1440) |
| Luminance | 0.3765 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.82
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.13
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.65
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.69
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.89
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA9BE5 #D6E59B
analogous
#9BB1E5 #AA9BE5 #CF9BE5
triadic
#AA9BE5 #E5AA9B #9BE5AA
tetradic
#AA9BE5 #E59BB1 #D6E59B #9BE5CF
square
#AA9BE5 #E59BB1 #D6E59B #9BE5CF
split-complementary
#AA9BE5 #E5CF9B #B1E59B
monochromatic
#573ACC #816AD8 #AA9BE5 #D3CCF2 #EAE7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#AA9BE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.53
#AA9BE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA9BE5
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA9BE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA9BE5 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.53 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#88A6E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A4E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9DA8B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa9be5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 155, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.107 292.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b8ed',
500: '#aa9be5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa9be5; $custom-light: #c4b8ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa9be5",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 155,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.162,
"s": 58.73,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73024,
"c": 0.10659,
"h": 292.9
},
"luminance": 0.37646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA9BE5
secondary
#ECF0DB
accent
#C61FA4
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131116
muted
#828084