#AC97CD#AC97CD
#AC97CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.080 H 302.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC97CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 151, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.1%, 26.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.99, 18.45, -24.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.99, 30.95, 306.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.4% 0.0429 -0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.4% 0.08 302.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0971, 35.3117, 62.5019) |
| Luminance | 0.3531 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.76
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.30
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.06
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.89
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.00
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC97CD #B8CD97
analogous
#979DCD #AC97CD #C797CD
triadic
#AC97CD #CDAC97 #97CDAC
tetradic
#AC97CD #CD979D #B8CD97 #97CDC7
square
#AC97CD #CD979D #B8CD97 #97CDC7
split-complementary
#AC97CD #CDC797 #9DCD97
monochromatic
#6C4C9E #8B6EB9 #AC97CD #CDC0E1 #EEEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#AC97CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#AC97CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC97CD
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC97CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC97CD | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA0CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A0CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A79FAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac97cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 151, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.080 302.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5b5dc',
500: '#ac97cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac97cd; $custom-light: #c5b5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac97cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 151,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.333,
"s": 35.065,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71395,
"c": 0.08044,
"h": 302.2
},
"luminance": 0.35312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC97CD
secondary
#E2E8D8
accent
#AE3880
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083