#AC8CD1#AC8CD1
#AC8CD1 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.104 H 305.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC8CD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 140, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 43%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 33%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.7%, 33%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.45, 25.55, -31.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.45, 40.17, 309.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.5% 0.0601 -0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.5% 0.104 305.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8977, 32.1304, 64.5145) |
| Luminance | 0.3213 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.46
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.74
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.86
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.82
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.46
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC8CD1 #B1D18C
analogous
#8C8ED1 #AC8CD1 #CE8CD1
triadic
#AC8CD1 #D1AC8C #8CD1AC
tetradic
#AC8CD1 #D18C8E #B1D18C #8CD1CE
square
#AC8CD1 #D18C8E #B1D18C #8CD1CE
split-complementary
#AC8CD1 #D1CE8C #8ED18C
monochromatic
#6E41A2 #8C60C0 #AC8CD1 #CCB8E2 #EBE3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#AC8CD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.43
#AC8CD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC8CD1
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC8CD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC8CD1 | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.43 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E99D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#849ACF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A696A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac8cd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 140, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.104 305.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5aedf',
500: '#ac8cd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac8cd1; $custom-light: #c5aedf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac8cd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 140,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.826,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69499,
"c": 0.10445,
"h": 305.1
},
"luminance": 0.3213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC8CD1
secondary
#DDE7D2
accent
#B63078
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83