#AA9CDC#AA9CDC

#AA9CDC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.093 H 294.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA9CDC
RGB	rgb(170, 156, 220)
HSL	hsl(253, 48%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(253, 29%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 29.1%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.64, 18.43, -30.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.64, 35.75, 301.03°)
OKLab	oklab(72.82% 0.0377 -0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(72.82% 0.093 294)
XYZ	xyz(41.3813, 37.4898, 72.7524)
Luminance	0.3749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA9CDC #CEDC9C

analogous

#9CAEDC #AA9CDC #CA9CDC

triadic

#AA9CDC #DCAA9C #9CDCAA

tetradic

#AA9CDC #DC9CAE #CEDC9C #9CDCCA

square

#AA9CDC #DC9CAE #CEDC9C #9CDCCA

split-complementary

#AA9CDC #DCCA9C #AEDC9C

monochromatic

#5D42BB #836FCC #AA9CDC #D1C9EC #ECE8F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#AA9CDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.50

#AA9CDC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AA9CDC

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA9CDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AA9CDC	1.00	2.47	8.50	8.50
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8DA5DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8EA4DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A0A6B3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa9cdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 156, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.093 294.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4b9e7',
    500: '#aa9cdc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa9cdc;
$custom-light: #c4b9e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa9cdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.125,
    "s": 47.761,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72816,
    "c": 0.09255,
    "h": 294
  },
  "luminance": 0.3749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA9CDC

secondary

#EAEEDD

accent

#BB2A9B

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F8F6FC

border

#D1D0D5

text

#131116

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA9CDC

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

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