#AC8CD3#AC8CD3
#AC8CD3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.107 H 304.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC8CD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 140, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 45%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 34%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.5%, 33.6%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.53, 26.00, -31.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.53, 41.22, 309.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.59% 0.0606 -0.0883) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.59% 0.107 304.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1468, 32.2301, 65.8268) |
| Luminance | 0.3223 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.63
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.88
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.91
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.68
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.23
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC8CD3 #B3D38C
analogous
#8C90D3 #AC8CD3 #D08CD3
triadic
#AC8CD3 #D3AC8C #8CD3AC
tetradic
#AC8CD3 #D38C90 #B3D38C #8CD3D0
square
#AC8CD3 #D38C90 #B3D38C #8CD3D0
split-complementary
#AC8CD3 #D3D08C #90D38C
monochromatic
#6D3FA5 #8C60C2 #AC8CD3 #CCB8E4 #ECE5F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#AC8CD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.45
#AC8CD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC8CD3
7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC8CD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC8CD3 | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.45 | 7.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D99D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#839AD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A697A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac8cd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 140, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.107 304.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5aee0',
500: '#ac8cd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac8cd3; $custom-light: #c5aee0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac8cd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 140,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.042,
"s": 44.654,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69589,
"c": 0.10706,
"h": 304.4
},
"luminance": 0.3223
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC8CD3
secondary
#DEE8D3
accent
#B82E7A
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83