#AC97CE#AC97CE
#AC97CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.082 H 301.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC97CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 151, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 36%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 27%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.5%, 26.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.03, 18.67, -25.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.03, 31.48, 306.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.44% 0.0432 -0.0695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.44% 0.082 301.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2182, 35.3601, 63.1396) |
| Luminance | 0.3536 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.58
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.21
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.90
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.97
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.06
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC97CE #B9CE97
analogous
#979DCE #AC97CE #C897CE
triadic
#AC97CE #CEAC97 #97CEAC
tetradic
#AC97CE #CE979D #B9CE97 #97CEC8
square
#AC97CE #CE979D #B9CE97 #97CEC8
split-complementary
#AC97CE #CEC897 #9DCE97
monochromatic
#6B4B9F #8B6DBA #AC97CE #CDC1E2 #EEEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#AC97CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.07
#AC97CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC97CE
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC97CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC97CE | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA0D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A0CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A69FAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac97ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 151, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.082 301.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5b5dd',
500: '#ac97ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac97ce; $custom-light: #c5b5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac97ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 151,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.909,
"s": 35.948,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71436,
"c": 0.08179,
"h": 301.8
},
"luminance": 0.3536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC97CE
secondary
#E2E8D9
accent
#AF3781
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083