#AAA2C6#AAA2C6
#AAA2C6 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.052 H 295.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA2C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 162, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 24%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 18%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.1%, 18.2%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.36, 10.10, -17.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.36, 20.09, 300.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.11% 0.0223 -0.0472) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.11% 0.052 295.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6888, 38.4637, 58.7484) |
| Luminance | 0.3846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.76
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.86
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.62
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.46
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.78
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA2C6 #BEC6A2
analogous
#A2ACC6 #AAA2C6 #BCA2C6
triadic
#AAA2C6 #C6AAA2 #A2C6AA
tetradic
#AAA2C6 #C6A2AC #BEC6A2 #A2C6BC
square
#AAA2C6 #C6A2AC #BEC6A2 #A2C6BC
split-complementary
#AAA2C6 #C6BCA2 #ACC6A2
monochromatic
#675A93 #877CAF #AAA2C6 #CDC8DD #EEECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#AAA2C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#AAA2C6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA2C6
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA2C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA2C6 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA7C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA6C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5A7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa2c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 162, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.052 295.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bdd7',
500: '#aaa2c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa2c6; $custom-light: #c3bdd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa2c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 162,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.333,
"s": 24,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73106,
"c": 0.05217,
"h": 295.3
},
"luminance": 0.38464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA2C6
secondary
#E5E7DD
accent
#A2438D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121214
muted
#818183