#AC8ACE#AC8ACE
#AC8ACE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.314; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.104 H 306.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC8ACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 138, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 41%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 33%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.5%, 33%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.85, 26.01, -30.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.85, 39.90, 310.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69% 0.0622 -0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69% 0.104 306.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2402, 31.4041, 62.4803) |
| Luminance | 0.3140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.53
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.01
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.47
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.33
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.62
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC8ACE #ACCE8A
analogous
#8A8ACE #AC8ACE #CE8ACE
triadic
#AC8ACE #CEAC8A #8ACEAC
tetradic
#AC8ACE #CE8A8A #ACCE8A #8ACECE
square
#AC8ACE #CE8A8A #ACCE8A #8ACECE
split-complementary
#AC8ACE #CECE8A #8ACE8A
monochromatic
#6F419C #8D5FBC #AC8ACE #CBB5E0 #E9E0F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#AC8ACE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.28
#AC8ACE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC8ACE
7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC8ACE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC8ACE | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.28 | 7.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D97D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8498CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A794A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac8ace; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 138, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.104 306.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5acdd',
500: '#ac8ace',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac8ace; $custom-light: #c5acdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac8ace",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 138,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 40.964,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68998,
"c": 0.104,
"h": 306.8
},
"luminance": 0.31404
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC8ACE
secondary
#DAE5CF
accent
#B43173
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83