#AE70D3#AE70D3
#AE70D3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.155 H 311.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE70D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 112, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 53%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 47%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.5%, 46.9%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.36, 42.20, -41.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.36, 59.28, 315.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.98% 0.1031 -0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.98% 0.155 311.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0055, 25.2908, 64.6529) |
| Luminance | 0.2529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.49
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.51
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.55
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.71
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.85
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE70D3 #95D370
analogous
#7C70D3 #AE70D3 #D370C6
triadic
#AE70D3 #D3AE70 #70D3AE
tetradic
#AE70D3 #D37C70 #95D370 #70C6D3
square
#AE70D3 #D37C70 #95D370 #70C6D3
split-complementary
#AE70D3 #C6D370 #70D37C
monochromatic
#722F99 #9341C5 #AE70D3 #C99FE1 #E3CEF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#AE70D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.06
#AE70D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE70D3
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE70D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE70D3 | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.06 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A87D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B8BD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA7F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae70d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 112, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.155 311.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c89ae1',
500: '#ae70d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae70d3; $custom-light: #c89ae1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae70d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 112,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.576,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64977,
"c": 0.15508,
"h": 311.7
},
"luminance": 0.2529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE70D3
secondary
#CBE1BE
accent
#C0255F
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83