#AC9EBE#AC9EBE

#AC9EBE is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.048 H 305.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC9EBE
RGB	rgb(172, 158, 190)
HSL	hsl(266, 20%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(266, 17%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.23, 11.29, -14.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.23, 18.47, 307.69°)
OKLab	oklab(72.18% 0.0277 -0.0395)
OKLCH	oklch(72.18% 0.048 305)
XYZ	xyz(38.5327, 36.9422, 53.8058)
Luminance	0.3694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC9EBE #B0BE9E

analogous

#9EA0BE #AC9EBE #BC9EBE

triadic

#AC9EBE #BEAC9E #9EBEAC

tetradic

#AC9EBE #BE9EA0 #B0BE9E #9EBEBC

square

#AC9EBE #BE9EA0 #B0BE9E #9EBEBC

split-complementary

#AC9EBE #BEBC9E #A0BE9E

monochromatic

#6E5B87 #8D79A5 #AC9EBE #CBC3D7 #EBE7EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#AC9EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.39

#AC9EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AC9EBE

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC9EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AC9EBE	1.00	2.50	8.39	8.39
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99A3BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9BA4BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AAA2A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac9ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 158, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.048 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4bad1',
    500: '#ac9ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac9ebe;
$custom-light: #c4bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac9ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.25,
    "s": 19.753,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72182,
    "c": 0.04822,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.36942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC9EBE

secondary

#DDE1D7

accent

#9E4778

background

#FCFBFC

surface

#F8F6F9

border

#D1D0D2

text

#121114

muted

#818082

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC9EBE

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

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