#AD8AAE#AD8AAE
#AD8AAE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.066 H 325.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD8AAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 138, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 18%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 21%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.76, 19.65, -13.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.76, 24.05, 324.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.79% 0.054 -0.0373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.79% 0.066 325.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9611, 30.1180, 44.0605) |
| Luminance | 0.3012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 1.58
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 2.69
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.54
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 7.65
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.54
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD8AAE #8BAE8A
analogous
#9B8AAE #AD8AAE #AE8A9D
triadic
#AD8AAE #AEAD8A #8AAEAD
tetradic
#AD8AAE #AE9B8A #8BAE8A #8A9DAE
square
#AD8AAE #AE9B8A #8BAE8A #8A9DAE
split-complementary
#AD8AAE #9DAE8A #8AAE9B
monochromatic
#6F4E70 #936794 #AD8AAE #C6AEC7 #E0D2E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#AD8AAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#AD8AAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AD8AAE
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD8AAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD8AAE | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8893B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F97AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF8D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad8aae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 138, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.066 325.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5acc6',
500: '#ad8aae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad8aae; $custom-light: #c5acc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad8aae",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 138,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.333,
"s": 18.182,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67793,
"c": 0.0656,
"h": 325.4
},
"luminance": 0.30117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD8AAE
secondary
#C4D1C3
accent
#9C494B
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F8
border
#D1CED1
text
#131013
muted
#827F82