#AAA4C4#AAA4C4
#AAA4C4 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.046 H 293.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA4C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 164, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 21%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 16%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.3%, 16.3%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.81, 8.55, -15.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.81, 17.77, 298.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.43% 0.0187 -0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.43% 0.046 293.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8148, 39.0823, 57.6599) |
| Luminance | 0.3908 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.06
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.55
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.79
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.87
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 11.37
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 11.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA4C4 #BEC4A4
analogous
#A4AEC4 #AAA4C4 #BAA4C4
triadic
#AAA4C4 #C4AAA4 #A4C4AA
tetradic
#AAA4C4 #C4A4AE #BEC4A4 #A4C4BA
square
#AAA4C4 #C4A4AE #BEC4A4 #A4C4BA
split-complementary
#AAA4C4 #C4BAA4 #AEC4A4
monochromatic
#675D90 #877FAC #AAA4C4 #CDC9DC #EEECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#AAA4C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#AAA4C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA4C4
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA4C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA4C4 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA8C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA7C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5A9AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa4c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 164, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.046 293.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bfd5',
500: '#aaa4c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa4c4; $custom-light: #c3bfd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa4c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 164,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.25,
"s": 21.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73433,
"c": 0.04616,
"h": 293.8
},
"luminance": 0.39082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA4C4
secondary
#E5E6DE
accent
#A0468F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121214
muted
#818183