#AE72CE#AE72CE
#AE72CE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.146 H 313.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE72CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 114, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 48%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 45%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 44.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.55, 40.03, -38.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.55, 55.53, 316.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.04% 0.0995 -0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.04% 0.146 313) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6116, 25.4903, 61.4774) |
| Luminance | 0.2549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.46
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.78
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.26
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.53
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.57
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE72CE #92CE72
analogous
#8072CE #AE72CE #CE72C0
triadic
#AE72CE #CEAE72 #72CEAE
tetradic
#AE72CE #CE8072 #92CE72 #72C0CE
square
#AE72CE #CE8072 #92CE72 #72C0CE
split-complementary
#AE72CE #C0CE72 #72CE80
monochromatic
#713393 #9445BE #AE72CE #C89FDE #E2CDEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#AE72CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#AE72CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE72CE
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE72CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE72CE | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F87D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F8CCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB8096
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae72ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 114, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.146 313.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c89cdd',
500: '#ae72ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae72ce; $custom-light: #c89cdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae72ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 114,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.13,
"s": 48.421,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65043,
"c": 0.14598,
"h": 313
},
"luminance": 0.2549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE72CE
secondary
#C9DFBD
accent
#BC2A5D
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83