#AAA0C0#AAA0C0
#AAA0C0 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.047 H 299.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA0C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 160, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 20%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 17%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.5%, 16.7%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.65, 9.92, -15.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.65, 18.09, 303.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.48% 0.0232 -0.0409) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.48% 0.047 299.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6609, 37.4934, 55.0591) |
| Luminance | 0.3749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.85
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.40
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.76
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.12
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.31
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA0C0 #B6C0A0
analogous
#A0A6C0 #AAA0C0 #BAA0C0
triadic
#AAA0C0 #C0AAA0 #A0C0AA
tetradic
#AAA0C0 #C0A0A6 #B6C0A0 #A0C0BA
square
#AAA0C0 #C0A0A6 #B6C0A0 #A0C0BA
split-complementary
#AAA0C0 #C0BAA0 #A6C0A0
monochromatic
#6A5C8A #897BA8 #AAA0C0 #CBC5D8 #ECEAF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#AAA0C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#AAA0C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA0C0
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA0C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA0C0 | 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)
#9AA5C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA5BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6A4AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa0c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 160, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.047 299.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bcd3',
500: '#aaa0c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa0c0; $custom-light: #c3bcd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa0c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 160,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.75,
"s": 20.253,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72483,
"c": 0.04703,
"h": 299.5
},
"luminance": 0.37493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA0C0
secondary
#E0E3D9
accent
#9F4783
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121214
muted
#818182