#AC8AE3#AC8AE3
#AC8AE3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.131 H 300.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC8AE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 138, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 61%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.2%, 39.2%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.75, 30.84, -40.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.75, 50.95, 307.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.98% 0.0669 -0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.98% 0.131 300.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9638, 32.4935, 76.8246) |
| Luminance | 0.3249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.22
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.25
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.51
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.61
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.77
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC8AE3 #C1E38A
analogous
#8A95E3 #AC8AE3 #D88AE3
triadic
#AC8AE3 #E3AC8A #8AE3AC
tetradic
#AC8AE3 #E38A95 #C1E38A #8AE3D8
square
#AC8AE3 #E38A95 #C1E38A #8AE3D8
split-complementary
#AC8AE3 #E3D88A #95E38A
monochromatic
#682FC4 #8959D7 #AC8AE3 #CFBBEF #EDE6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#AC8AE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#AC8AE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC8AE3
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC8AE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC8AE3 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#739AE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A9AE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A299AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac8ae3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 138, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.131 300.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6acec',
500: '#ac8ae3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac8ae3; $custom-light: #c6acec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac8ae3",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 138,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.921,
"s": 61.379,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6998,
"c": 0.13127,
"h": 300.7
},
"luminance": 0.32494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC8AE3
secondary
#E7F0D9
accent
#C91C87
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#131016
muted
#827F84