#AC97DA#AC97DA
#AC97DA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.098 H 298.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC97DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 151, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 48%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 31%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.1%, 30.7%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.49, 21.39, -31.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.49, 37.91, 304.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.95% 0.0465 -0.0864) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.95% 0.098 298.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7320, 35.9656, 71.1122) |
| Luminance | 0.3597 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.16
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.29
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.61
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.74
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 7.18
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC97DA #C5DA97
analogous
#97A4DA #AC97DA #CE97DA
triadic
#AC97DA #DAAC97 #97DAAC
tetradic
#AC97DA #DA97A4 #C5DA97 #97DACE
square
#AC97DA #DA97A4 #C5DA97 #97DACE
split-complementary
#AC97DA #DACE97 #A4DA97
monochromatic
#6541B6 #886ACA #AC97DA #D0C4EA #EDE8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#AC97DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#AC97DA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC97DA
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC97DA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC97DA | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#88A2DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA1D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4A2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac97da; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 151, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.098 298.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5b5e5',
500: '#ac97da',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac97da; $custom-light: #c5b5e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac97da",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 151,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.806,
"s": 47.518,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71947,
"c": 0.09808,
"h": 298.3
},
"luminance": 0.35966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC97DA
secondary
#E9EEDD
accent
#BB2B8E
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FC
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131116
muted
#828084