#AFA6CC#AFA6CC
#AFA6CC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.055 H 295.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA6CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 166, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 27%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 19%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.2%, 18.6%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.00, 10.80, -18.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.00, 21.14, 300.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.54% 0.024 -0.0494) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.54% 0.055 295.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2122, 40.7458, 62.7559) |
| Luminance | 0.4075 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.29
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.37
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.52
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.89
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.05
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA6CC #C3CCA6
analogous
#A6B0CC #AFA6CC #C2A6CC
triadic
#AFA6CC #CCAFA6 #A6CCAF
tetradic
#AFA6CC #CCA6B0 #C3CCA6 #A6CCC2
square
#AFA6CC #CCA6B0 #C3CCA6 #A6CCC2
split-complementary
#AFA6CC #CCC2A6 #B0CCA6
monochromatic
#6A5A9D #8C7FB6 #AFA6CC #D2CDE2 #EEECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#AFA6CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#AFA6CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA6CC
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA6CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA6CC | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EABCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FABCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AAACB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa6cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 166, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.055 295.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c0db',
500: '#afa6cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa6cc; $custom-light: #c7c0db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa6cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 166,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.211,
"s": 27.143,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74544,
"c": 0.05489,
"h": 295.9
},
"luminance": 0.40746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA6CC
secondary
#E8EAE1
accent
#A6408E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183