#AC96CD#AC96CD
#AC96CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.082 H 302.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC96CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 150, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 27%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.1%, 26.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.74, 19.01, -25.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.74, 31.59, 306.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.2% 0.0443 -0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.2% 0.082 302.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9368, 34.9912, 62.4485) |
| Luminance | 0.3499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.82
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.00
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.98
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.66
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.76
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC96CD #B7CD96
analogous
#969CCD #AC96CD #C896CD
triadic
#AC96CD #CDAC96 #96CDAC
tetradic
#AC96CD #CD969C #B7CD96 #96CDC8
square
#AC96CD #CD969C #B7CD96 #96CDC8
split-complementary
#AC96CD #CDC896 #9CCD96
monochromatic
#6C4B9E #8B6DB9 #AC96CD #CDBFE1 #EEE9F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#AC96CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#AC96CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC96CD
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC96CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC96CD | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9FCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA0CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A79EA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac96cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 150, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.082 302.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5b5dc',
500: '#ac96cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac96cd; $custom-light: #c5b5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac96cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 150,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264,
"s": 35.484,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71203,
"c": 0.08214,
"h": 302.7
},
"luminance": 0.34991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC96CD
secondary
#E1E7D8
accent
#AE377F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083