#AC91C9#AC91C9
#AC91C9 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.085 H 306.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC91C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 145, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 34%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 28%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 27.9%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.35, 20.95, -25.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.35, 32.72, 309.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.09% 0.0506 -0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.09% 0.085 306.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6793, 33.2387, 59.6777) |
| Luminance | 0.3324 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.19
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.11
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.12
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.53
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.44
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC91C9 #AEC991
analogous
#9192C9 #AC91C9 #C891C9
triadic
#AC91C9 #C9AC91 #91C9AC
tetradic
#AC91C9 #C99192 #AEC991 #91C9C8
square
#AC91C9 #C99192 #AEC991 #91C9C8
split-complementary
#AC91C9 #C9C891 #92C991
monochromatic
#6E4A96 #8D68B5 #AC91C9 #CBBADD #EAE3F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#AC91C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#AC91C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC91C9
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC91C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC91C9 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879BCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C9CC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A899A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac91c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 145, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.085 306.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5b1d9',
500: '#ac91c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac91c9; $custom-light: #c5b1d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac91c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 145,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.929,
"s": 34.146,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70086,
"c": 0.08539,
"h": 306.3
},
"luminance": 0.33239
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC91C9
secondary
#DBE4D2
accent
#AD3975
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F5FA
border
#D1CFD3
text
#131014
muted
#827F83