#AAA4BC#AAA4BC
#AAA4BC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.035 H 297.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA4BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 164, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 15%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 13%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.6%, 12.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.55, 6.86, -11.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.55, 13.42, 300.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.15% 0.0158 -0.0311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.15% 0.035 297) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9284, 38.7277, 52.9915) |
| Luminance | 0.3873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.37
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.62
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.68
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.70
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 11.47
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 12.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA4BC #B6BCA4
analogous
#A4AABC #AAA4BC #B6A4BC
triadic
#AAA4BC #BCAAA4 #A4BCAA
tetradic
#AAA4BC #BCA4AA #B6BCA4 #A4BCB6
square
#AAA4BC #BCA4AA #B6BCA4 #A4BCB6
split-complementary
#AAA4BC #BCB6A4 #AABCA4
monochromatic
#6A6184 #8981A2 #AAA4BC #CBC7D6 #ECEAF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#AAA4BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#AAA4BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA4BC
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA4BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA4BC | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A7BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7A7AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa4bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 164, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.035 297.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bfd0',
500: '#aaa4bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa4bc; $custom-light: #c3bfd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa4bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 164,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255,
"s": 15.19,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73148,
"c": 0.03487,
"h": 297
},
"luminance": 0.38728
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA4BC
secondary
#E0E1DA
accent
#994C86
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121214
muted
#818182