#AC9DCB#AC9DCB

#AC9DCB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.068 H 299.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC9DCB
RGB	rgb(172, 157, 203)
HSL	hsl(260, 31%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(260, 23%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 22.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.42, 14.63, -21.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.42, 26.05, 304.17°)
OKLab	oklab(72.48% 0.0335 -0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(72.48% 0.068 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(39.8475, 37.1963, 61.5687)
Luminance	0.3720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC9DCB #BCCB9D

analogous

#9DA5CB #AC9DCB #C39DCB

triadic

#AC9DCB #CBAC9D #9DCBAC

tetradic

#AC9DCB #CB9DA5 #BCCB9D #9DCBC3

square

#AC9DCB #CB9DA5 #BCCB9D #9DCBC3

split-complementary

#AC9DCB #CBC39D #A5CB9D

monochromatic

#6A529B #8A75B6 #AC9DCB #CEC5E0 #EEEBF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49

#AC9DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.44

#AC9DCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AC9DCB

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC9DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AC9DCB	1.00	2.49	8.44	8.44
#FFFFFF	2.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94A4CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A4CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7A4AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac9dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 157, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.068 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5badb',
    500: '#ac9dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac9dcb;
$custom-light: #c5badb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac9dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.565,
    "s": 30.667,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72477,
    "c": 0.06766,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.37196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC9DCB

secondary

#E4E8DC

accent

#A93C86

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FA

border

#D1D0D3

text

#131115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC9DCB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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