#AA9FBF#AA9FBF
#AA9FBF is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.047 H 300.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA9FBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 159, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 20%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 17%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.35, 10.27, -15.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.35, 18.18, 304.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.25% 0.0243 -0.0406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.25% 0.047 300.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3779, 37.1039, 54.4200) |
| Luminance | 0.3710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.84
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.16
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.37
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.89
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.96
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA9FBF #B4BF9F
analogous
#9FA4BF #AA9FBF #BA9FBF
triadic
#AA9FBF #BFAA9F #9FBFAA
tetradic
#AA9FBF #BF9FA4 #B4BF9F #9FBFBA
square
#AA9FBF #BF9FA4 #B4BF9F #9FBFBA
split-complementary
#AA9FBF #BFBA9F #A4BF9F
monochromatic
#6B5B89 #897AA7 #AA9FBF #CBC4D7 #EBE8F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#AA9FBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#AA9FBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA9FBF
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA9FBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA9FBF | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A4C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA4BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7A3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa9fbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 159, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.047 300.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bbd2',
500: '#aa9fbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa9fbf; $custom-light: #c3bbd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa9fbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 159,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.625,
"s": 20,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72246,
"c": 0.04732,
"h": 300.9
},
"luminance": 0.37104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA9FBF
secondary
#DEE2D8
accent
#9E4780
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082