#AC97BC#AC97BC
#AC97BC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.058 H 310.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC97BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 151, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 22%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 20%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.5%, 19.7%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.39, 14.80, -16.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.39, 22.00, 312.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.73% 0.0375 -0.0441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.73% 0.058 310.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1554, 34.5350, 52.2757) |
| Luminance | 0.3453 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.04
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.32
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.56
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.00
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.61
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 9.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC97BC #A7BC97
analogous
#9A97BC #AC97BC #BC97BA
triadic
#AC97BC #BCAC97 #97BCAC
tetradic
#AC97BC #BC9A97 #A7BC97 #97BABC
square
#AC97BC #BC9A97 #A7BC97 #97BABC
split-complementary
#AC97BC #BABC97 #97BC9A
monochromatic
#6F5584 #8E72A4 #AC97BC #CABCD4 #E7E1EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#AC97BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#AC97BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC97BC
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC97BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC97BC | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#929EBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969FBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA9BA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac97bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 151, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.058 310.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5b5d0',
500: '#ac97bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac97bc; $custom-light: #c5b5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac97bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 151,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.054,
"s": 21.637,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70727,
"c": 0.05788,
"h": 310.4
},
"luminance": 0.34535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC97BC
secondary
#D7DDD1
accent
#A0456D
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082