#AFA0CD#AFA0CD
#AFA0CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.066 H 300.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA0CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 160, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 31%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.6%, 22%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.51, 14.36, -20.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.51, 25.43, 304.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.4% 0.0331 -0.0572) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.4% 0.066 300) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2672, 38.6633, 63.0345) |
| Luminance | 0.3866 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.06
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.00
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.35
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.23
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.84
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA0CD #BECDA0
analogous
#A0A8CD #AFA0CD #C6A0CD
triadic
#AFA0CD #CDAFA0 #A0CDAF
tetradic
#AFA0CD #CDA0A8 #BECDA0 #A0CDC6
square
#AFA0CD #CDA0A8 #BECDA0 #A0CDC6
split-complementary
#AFA0CD #CDC6A0 #A8CDA0
monochromatic
#6D549F #8D78B8 #AFA0CD #D1C8E2 #EEEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#AFA0CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.73
#AFA0CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA0CD
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA0CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA0CD | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.73 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A7CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A7CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AAA6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa0cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 160, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.066 300.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7bcdc',
500: '#afa0cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa0cd; $custom-light: #c7bcdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa0cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 160,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260,
"s": 31.034,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73399,
"c": 0.06607,
"h": 300
},
"luminance": 0.38663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA0CD
secondary
#E6EADF
accent
#AA3C85
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183