#AC97CB#AC97CB
#AC97CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.078 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC97CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 151, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 33%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.3%, 25.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.92, 18.00, -23.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.92, 29.89, 307.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.31% 0.0423 -0.0652) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.31% 0.078 302.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8572, 35.2157, 61.2386) |
| Luminance | 0.3522 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.16
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.53
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.40
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.55
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.92
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC97CB #B6CB97
analogous
#979CCB #AC97CB #C697CB
triadic
#AC97CB #CBAC97 #97CBAC
tetradic
#AC97CB #CB979C #B6CB97 #97CBC6
square
#AC97CB #CB979C #B6CB97 #97CBC6
split-complementary
#AC97CB #CBC697 #9CCB97
monochromatic
#6C4D9A #8B6EB7 #AC97CB #CDC0DF #EDE9F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#AC97CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#AC97CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC97CB
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC97CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC97CB | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.04 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA0CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A0C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A79EA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac97cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 151, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.078 302.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5b5db',
500: '#ac97cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac97cb; $custom-light: #c5b5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac97cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 151,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.231,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71313,
"c": 0.07775,
"h": 302.9
},
"luminance": 0.35216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC97CB
secondary
#E0E6D7
accent
#AC397E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083