#AAA3B7#AAA3B7
#AAA3B7 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.030 H 301.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA3B7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 163, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 12%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 11%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.1%, 10.9%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.14, 6.39, -9.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.14, 11.35, 304.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.77% 0.0155 -0.0252) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.77% 0.03 301.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2204, 38.1593, 50.1425) |
| Luminance | 0.3816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.97
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.33
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.77
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.83
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 11.98
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 12.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA3B7 #B0B7A3
analogous
#A3A6B7 #AAA3B7 #B4A3B7
triadic
#AAA3B7 #B7AAA3 #A3B7AA
tetradic
#AAA3B7 #B7A3A6 #B0B7A3 #A3B7B4
square
#AAA3B7 #B7A3A6 #B0B7A3 #A3B7B4
split-complementary
#AAA3B7 #B7B4A3 #A6B7A3
monochromatic
#6C627D #8A819C #AAA3B7 #CAC5D2 #E9E8ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#AAA3B7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#AAA3B7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA3B7
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA3B7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA3B7 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A6B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A6B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8A6A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa3b7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 163, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.030 301.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3becc',
500: '#aaa3b7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa3b7; $custom-light: #c3becc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa3b7",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 163,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261,
"s": 12.195,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72772,
"c": 0.02955,
"h": 301.6
},
"luminance": 0.38159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA3B7
secondary
#DCDED8
accent
#964F7D
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#121213
muted
#818182