#AC8CD2#AC8CD2
#AC8CD2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.106 H 304.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC8CD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 140, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 44%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 33%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.49, 25.78, -31.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.49, 40.70, 309.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.54% 0.0603 -0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.54% 0.106 304.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0219, 32.1801, 65.1686) |
| Luminance | 0.3218 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.54
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.82
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.86
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.75
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.35
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 7.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC8CD2 #B2D28C
analogous
#8C8FD2 #AC8CD2 #CF8CD2
triadic
#AC8CD2 #D2AC8C #8CD2AC
tetradic
#AC8CD2 #D28C8F #B2D28C #8CD2CF
square
#AC8CD2 #D28C8F #B2D28C #8CD2CF
split-complementary
#AC8CD2 #D2CF8C #8FD28C
monochromatic
#6E40A4 #8C60C1 #AC8CD2 #CCB8E3 #EBE4F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#AC8CD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.44
#AC8CD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC8CD2
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC8CD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC8CD2 | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.44 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D99D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#849AD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A696A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac8cd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 140, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.106 304.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5aee0',
500: '#ac8cd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac8cd2; $custom-light: #c5aee0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac8cd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 140,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.429,
"s": 43.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69544,
"c": 0.10576,
"h": 304.8
},
"luminance": 0.3218
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC8CD2
secondary
#DEE7D2
accent
#B72F79
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83