#AC8EAD#AC8EAD
#AC8EAD is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.056 H 325.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC8EAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 142, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 16%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 18%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.62, 16.84, -12.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.62, 20.69, 324.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.43% 0.0462 -0.0322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.43% 0.056 325.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2282, 31.1345, 43.7335) |
| Luminance | 0.3113 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 2.85
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.97
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.16
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 7.23
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.12
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC8EAD #8FAD8E
analogous
#9D8EAD #AC8EAD #AD8E9F
triadic
#AC8EAD #ADAC8E #8EADAC
tetradic
#AC8EAD #AD9D8E #8FAD8E #8E9FAD
square
#AC8EAD #AD9D8E #8FAD8E #8E9FAD
split-complementary
#AC8EAD #9FAD8E #8EAD9D
monochromatic
#6F5170 #926B93 #AC8EAD #C6B1C7 #E0D5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#AC8EAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.23
#AC8EAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC8EAD
7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC8EAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC8EAD | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.23 | 7.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C95AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9299AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE9198
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac8ead; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 142, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.056 325.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5afc5',
500: '#ac8ead',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac8ead; $custom-light: #c5afc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac8ead",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 142,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.065,
"s": 15.897,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68426,
"c": 0.05634,
"h": 325.2
},
"luminance": 0.31134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC8EAD
secondary
#C6D1C6
accent
#9A4B4E
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F8
border
#D1CED1
text
#121012
muted
#817F81