#AAA2CE#AAA2CE
#AAA2CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.063 H 293.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 162, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 31%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 21%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.5%, 21.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.64, 11.85, -21.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.64, 24.45, 299.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.41% 0.0249 -0.0584) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.41% 0.063 293.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6360, 38.8426, 63.7371) |
| Luminance | 0.3884 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.81
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.38
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.11
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.23
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.33
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 10.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA2CE #C6CEA2
analogous
#A2B0CE #AAA2CE #C0A2CE
triadic
#AAA2CE #CEAAA2 #A2CEAA
tetradic
#AAA2CE #CEA2B0 #C6CEA2 #A2CEC0
square
#AAA2CE #CEA2B0 #C6CEA2 #A2CEC0
split-complementary
#AAA2CE #CEC0A2 #B0CEA2
monochromatic
#6355A1 #857AB9 #AAA2CE #CFCAE3 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#AAA2CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#AAA2CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA2CE
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA2CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA2CE | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A8D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A7CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3A9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa2ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 162, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.063 293.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bddd',
500: '#aaa2ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa2ce; $custom-light: #c3bddd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa2ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 162,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.909,
"s": 30.986,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73411,
"c": 0.06347,
"h": 293.1
},
"luminance": 0.38843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA2CE
secondary
#E9EBE0
accent
#AA3C96
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183