#AAA3BE#AAA3BE
#AAA3BE is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.039 H 297.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA3BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 163, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 17%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 14%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.5%, 14.2%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.36, 7.83, -12.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.36, 15.13, 301.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% 0.018 -0.0349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.039 297.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9672, 38.4580, 54.0755) |
| Luminance | 0.3846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.55
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.65
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.59
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 11.35
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 11.71
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 11.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA3BE #B7BEA3
analogous
#A3AABE #AAA3BE #B8A3BE
triadic
#AAA3BE #BEAAA3 #A3BEAA
tetradic
#AAA3BE #BEA3AA #B7BEA3 #A3BEB8
square
#AAA3BE #BEA3AA #B7BEA3 #A3BEB8
split-complementary
#AAA3BE #BEB8A3 #AABEA3
monochromatic
#6A5F87 #897FA5 #AAA3BE #CBC7D7 #ECEBF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#AAA3BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#AAA3BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA3BE
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA3BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA3BE | 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)
#9EA7BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA6BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7A7AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa3be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 163, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.039 297.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bed1',
500: '#aaa3be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa3be; $custom-light: #c3bed1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa3be",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 163,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.556,
"s": 17.197,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73015,
"c": 0.0393,
"h": 297.3
},
"luminance": 0.38458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA3BE
secondary
#E0E2DA
accent
#9B4A86
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121214
muted
#818182