#AE6CB3#AE6CB3
#AE6CB3 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.127 H 324.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6CB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 108, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 32%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 40%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.05, 37.75, -26.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.05, 46.39, 324.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.78% 0.1031 -0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.78% 0.127 324.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9540, 22.9797, 45.4441) |
| Luminance | 0.2298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.12
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 4.33
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.72
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.85
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.70
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6CB3 #71B36C
analogous
#8B6CB3 #AE6CB3 #B36C95
triadic
#AE6CB3 #B3AE6C #6CB3AE
tetradic
#AE6CB3 #B38B6C #71B36C #6C95B3
square
#AE6CB3 #B38B6C #71B36C #6C95B3
split-complementary
#AE6CB3 #95B36C #6CB38B
monochromatic
#69386D #904D95 #AE6CB3 #C494C8 #DABDDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#AE6CB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#AE6CB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6CB3
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6CB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6CB3 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#657FB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7687B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B17387
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6cb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 108, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.127 324.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c797ca',
500: '#ae6cb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6cb3; $custom-light: #c797ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6cb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 108,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.775,
"s": 31.839,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62778,
"c": 0.12673,
"h": 324.4
},
"luminance": 0.22978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6CB3
secondary
#B1CCAF
accent
#C86067
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F8F2F8
border
#D1CCD1
text
#130E13
muted
#827E82