#AC9AAE#AC9AAE
#AC9AAE is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.035 H 322.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC9AAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 154, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 11%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 11%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 11.5%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, 10.30, -7.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 13.02, 322.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.82% 0.028 -0.0213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.82% 0.035 322.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2077, 34.9383, 44.8725) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.33
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.43
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.09
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 9.10
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 9.14
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 10.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC9AAE #9CAE9A
analogous
#A29AAE #AC9AAE #AE9AA6
triadic
#AC9AAE #AEAC9A #9AAEAC
tetradic
#AC9AAE #AEA29A #9CAE9A #9AA6AE
square
#AC9AAE #AEA29A #9CAE9A #9AA6AE
split-complementary
#AC9AAE #A6AE9A #9AAEA2
monochromatic
#705C72 #907893 #AC9AAE #C8BCC9 #E4DEE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#AC9AAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#AC9AAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC9AAE
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC9AAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC9AAE | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989EAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA0AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD9CA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac9aae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 154, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.035 322.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b7c6',
500: '#ac9aae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac9aae; $custom-light: #c4b7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac9aae",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 154,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294,
"s": 10.989,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70823,
"c": 0.03517,
"h": 322.8
},
"luminance": 0.34938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC9AAE
secondary
#CFD5CE
accent
#955057
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#121113
muted
#818082