ColorTool
Log in
#AA8FE5

#aa8fe5 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#aa8fe5 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 56.08% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.76% cyan, 37.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 258.84°, with 62.32% saturation and 72.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 6.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#9999cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3385

Complementary

  1. #aa8fe5
  2. #cae58f

Split complementary

  1. #aa8fe5
  2. #e5d58f
  3. #9fe58f

Analogous

  1. #8f9fe5
  2. #aa8fe5
  3. #d58fe5

Triadic

  1. #aa8fe5
  2. #e5aa8f
  3. #8fe5aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa8fe5
  2. #e58fca
  3. #cae58f
  4. #8fe5aa

Square

  1. #aa8fe5
  2. #e58f9f
  3. #cae58f
  4. #8fe5d5

Monochromatic

  1. #5429b2
  2. #7b51d7
  3. #aa8fe5
  4. #d9cdf3
  5. #f2eefb

Shades

#aa8fe5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa8fe5
  2. #9981ce
  3. #8872b7
  4. #7764a0
  5. #665689
  6. #554873
  7. #44395c
  8. #332b45
  9. #221d2e
  10. #110e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa8fe5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa8fe5
  2. #b39ae8
  3. #bba5ea
  4. #c4b1ed
  5. #ccbcef
  6. #d5c7f2
  7. #ddd2f5
  8. #e6ddf7
  9. #eee9fa
  10. #f7f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa8fe5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa8fe5
  2. #a68edb
  3. #a28cd1
  4. #9d8bc7
  5. #9989bd
  6. #9588b3
  7. #9186a8
  8. #8d859e
  9. #888394
  10. #84828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a398be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #799ee8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d9ce3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e9eaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f98e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9197e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a398c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-aa8fe5 {
  color: #aa8fe5;
}
Background
.bg-aa8fe5 {
  background-color: #aa8fe5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa8fe5 {
  border: 2px solid #aa8fe5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa8fe5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 143 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 62% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa8fe5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa8fe5, #d58fe5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa8fe5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 143 229 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.06 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.29 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.46 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.82 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.69 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.90 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 12.02 #55701a Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#aa8fe5  rgb(170, 143, 229)  hsl(259, 62%, 73%)  Floral Lavender
#cae58f  rgb(202, 229, 143)  hsl(79, 62%, 73%)  June Bud
#e5aa8f  rgb(229, 170, 143)  hsl(19, 62%, 73%)  Tumbleweed
#8fe5aa  rgb(143, 229, 170)  hsl(139, 62%, 73%)  Celadon