#AC99EA#AC99EA
#AC99EA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.117 H 294.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC99EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 153, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 66%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 35%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.5%, 34.6%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.65, 24.05, -38.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.65, 45.24, 302.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.05% 0.0476 -0.1065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.05% 0.117 294.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2522, 37.4931, 82.7841) |
| Luminance | 0.3749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.53
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.76
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.93
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.15
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.58
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC99EA #D7EA99
analogous
#99AEEA #AC99EA #D499EA
triadic
#AC99EA #EAAC99 #99EAAC
tetradic
#AC99EA #EA99AE #D7EA99 #99EAD4
square
#AC99EA #EA99AE #D7EA99 #99EAD4
split-complementary
#AC99EA #EAD499 #AEEA99
monochromatic
#5933D5 #8366E0 #AC99EA #D5CCF4 #EAE6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#AC99EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#AC99EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC99EA
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC99EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC99EA | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84A6ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A4E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FA7B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac99ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 153, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.117 294.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b7f1',
500: '#ac99ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac99ea; $custom-light: #c6b7f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac99ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 153,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.074,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73047,
"c": 0.1167,
"h": 294.1
},
"luminance": 0.37494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC99EA
secondary
#ECF1DA
accent
#CE18A3
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131116
muted
#828084