#AAA2C5#AAA2C5
#AAA2C5 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.051 H 295.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA2C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 162, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 23%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 18%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 17.8%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, 9.88, -16.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 19.55, 300.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.07% 0.0219 -0.0458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.07% 0.051 295.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5739, 38.4177, 58.1430) |
| Luminance | 0.3842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.04
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.86
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.82
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.47
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.95
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 11.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA2C5 #BDC5A2
analogous
#A2ABC5 #AAA2C5 #BBA2C5
triadic
#AAA2C5 #C5AAA2 #A2C5AA
tetradic
#AAA2C5 #C5A2AB #BDC5A2 #A2C5BB
square
#AAA2C5 #C5A2AB #BDC5A2 #A2C5BB
split-complementary
#AAA2C5 #C5BBA2 #ABC5A2
monochromatic
#675B92 #887CAD #AAA2C5 #CCC8DD #EEECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#AAA2C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#AAA2C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA2C5
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA2C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA2C5 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA7C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA6C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5A7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa2c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 162, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.051 295.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bdd6',
500: '#aaa2c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa2c5; $custom-light: #c3bdd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa2c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 162,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.714,
"s": 23.179,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73068,
"c": 0.05076,
"h": 295.6
},
"luminance": 0.38418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA2C5
secondary
#E4E6DD
accent
#A2448C
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121214
muted
#818183