#AC8CAA#AC8CAA
#AC8CAA is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.057 H 328.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC8CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 140, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 16%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 19%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 1.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.02, 17.39, -11.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.02, 20.69, 327.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.93% 0.0483 -0.03) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.93% 0.057 328.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6462, 30.4299, 42.1235) |
| Luminance | 0.3043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 2.25
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.92
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 6.87
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.63
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.67
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC8CAA #8CAC8E
analogous
#9E8CAC #AC8CAA #AC8C9A
triadic
#AC8CAA #AAAC8C #8CAAAC
tetradic
#AC8CAA #AC9E8C #8CAC8E #8C9AAC
square
#AC8CAA #AC9E8C #8CAC8E #8C9AAC
split-complementary
#AC8CAA #9AAC8C #8CAC9E
monochromatic
#6E4F6C #92698F #AC8CAA #C6B0C4 #DFD3DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#AC8CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.09
#AC8CAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC8CAA
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC8CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC8CAA | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.09 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B93AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9297A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac8caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 140, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.057 328.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5adc3',
500: '#ac8caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac8caa; $custom-light: #c5adc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac8caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 140,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 303.75,
"s": 16.162,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67933,
"c": 0.05687,
"h": 328.2
},
"luminance": 0.30429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC8CAA
secondary
#C4D0C5
accent
#9A504B
background
#FCFAFB
surface
#F8F4F7
border
#D1CED0
text
#131012
muted
#827F81