#AC90CD#AC90CD
#AC90CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.092 H 305.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC90CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 144, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 38%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.1%, 29.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.26, 22.40, -27.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.26, 35.47, 309.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.07% 0.0532 -0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.07% 0.092 305.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0038, 33.1251, 62.1374) |
| Luminance | 0.3312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.59
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.88
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.71
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.88
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.32
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC90CD #B1CD90
analogous
#9092CD #AC90CD #CA90CD
triadic
#AC90CD #CDAC90 #90CDAC
tetradic
#AC90CD #CD9092 #B1CD90 #90CDCA
square
#AC90CD #CD9092 #B1CD90 #90CDCA
split-complementary
#AC90CD #CDCA90 #92CD90
monochromatic
#6E469C #8C66BA #AC90CD #CCBAE0 #EBE4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#AC90CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#AC90CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC90CD
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC90CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC90CD | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#849BCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9CCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A799A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac90cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 144, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.092 305.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5b0dc',
500: '#ac90cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac90cd; $custom-light: #c5b0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac90cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 144,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.541,
"s": 37.888,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70067,
"c": 0.09237,
"h": 305.1
},
"luminance": 0.33125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC90CD
secondary
#DDE6D3
accent
#B13578
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F5FB
border
#D1CFD4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83