#AC99CD#AC99CD
#AC99CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.077 H 301.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC99CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 153, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 34%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.1%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.49, 17.32, -24.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.49, 29.67, 305.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.78% 0.0399 -0.0659) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.78% 0.077 301.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4217, 35.9609, 62.6101) |
| Luminance | 0.3596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.79
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.94
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.28
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.09
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.20
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC99CD #BACD99
analogous
#99A0CD #AC99CD #C699CD
triadic
#AC99CD #CDAC99 #99CDAC
tetradic
#AC99CD #CD99A0 #BACD99 #99CDC6
square
#AC99CD #CD99A0 #BACD99 #99CDC6
split-complementary
#AC99CD #CDC699 #A0CD99
monochromatic
#6B4D9E #8B70B9 #AC99CD #CDC2E1 #EEEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#AC99CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#AC99CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC99CD
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC99CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC99CD | 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)
#8FA1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7A1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac99cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 153, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.077 301.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5b7dc',
500: '#ac99cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac99cd; $custom-light: #c5b7dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac99cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 153,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.923,
"s": 34.211,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7178,
"c": 0.07708,
"h": 301.2
},
"luminance": 0.35961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC99CD
secondary
#E3E8DA
accent
#AD3882
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083