#AC8BE3#AC8BE3
#AC8BE3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.130 H 300.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC8BE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 139, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 61%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.2%, 38.8%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.98, 30.27, -40.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.98, 50.31, 306.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.16% 0.0655 -0.1119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.16% 0.13 300.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1079, 32.7818, 76.8727) |
| Luminance | 0.3278 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.15
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.26
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.34
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.39
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.70
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC8BE3 #C2E38B
analogous
#8B96E3 #AC8BE3 #D88BE3
triadic
#AC8BE3 #E3AC8B #8BE3AC
tetradic
#AC8BE3 #E38B96 #C2E38B #8BE3D8
square
#AC8BE3 #E38B96 #C2E38B #8BE3D8
split-complementary
#AC8BE3 #E3D88B #96E38B
monochromatic
#672FC4 #895AD7 #AC8BE3 #CFBCEF #EDE6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#AC8BE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.56
#AC8BE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC8BE3
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC8BE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC8BE3 | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.56 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#759BE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B9BE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A29AAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac8be3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 139, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.130 300.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6adec',
500: '#ac8be3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac8be3; $custom-light: #c6adec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac8be3",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 139,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.5,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70158,
"c": 0.12965,
"h": 300.4
},
"luminance": 0.32782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC8BE3
secondary
#E8F0DA
accent
#C91D88
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#131016
muted
#827F84