#AAA2C7#AAA2C7
#AAA2C7 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.054 H 295.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA2C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 162, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 25%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 19%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.6%, 18.6%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.39, 10.31, -17.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.39, 20.63, 299.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.14% 0.0226 -0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.14% 0.054 295) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8045, 38.5100, 59.3579) |
| Luminance | 0.3851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.49
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.86
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.43
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.46
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.54
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA2C7 #BFC7A2
analogous
#A2ACC7 #AAA2C7 #BCA2C7
triadic
#AAA2C7 #C7AAA2 #A2C7AA
tetradic
#AAA2C7 #C7A2AC #BFC7A2 #A2C7BC
square
#AAA2C7 #C7A2AC #BFC7A2 #A2C7BC
split-complementary
#AAA2C7 #C7BCA2 #ACC7A2
monochromatic
#665A95 #877CB0 #AAA2C7 #CDC8DE #EEECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#AAA2C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#AAA2C7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA2C7
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA2C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA2C7 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA7C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA6C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5A8AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa2c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 162, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.054 295.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bdd8',
500: '#aaa2c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa2c7; $custom-light: #c3bdd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa2c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 162,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.973,
"s": 24.832,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73143,
"c": 0.05358,
"h": 295
},
"luminance": 0.3851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA2C7
secondary
#E5E7DD
accent
#A3428E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121214
muted
#818183