#AE73BD#AE73BD
#AE73BD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.125 H 319.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE73BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 115, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 36%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 39%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 39.2%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, 35.90, -29.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 46.57, 320.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.39% 0.0948 -0.0815) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.39% 0.125 319.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7704, 24.9353, 51.2210) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.13
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.48
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.17
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.46
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.82
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE73BD #82BD73
analogous
#8973BD #AE73BD #BD73A7
triadic
#AE73BD #BDAE73 #73BDAE
tetradic
#AE73BD #BD8973 #82BD73 #73A7BD
square
#AE73BD #BD8973 #82BD73 #73A7BD
split-complementary
#AE73BD #A7BD73 #73BD89
monochromatic
#6E3A7B #934EA5 #AE73BD #C69DD1 #DEC6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#AE73BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#AE73BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE73BD
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE73BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE73BD | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6985C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#788BBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF7C8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae73bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 115, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.125 319.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c79cd1',
500: '#ae73bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae73bd; $custom-light: #c79cd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae73bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 115,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.838,
"s": 35.922,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64391,
"c": 0.12497,
"h": 319.3
},
"luminance": 0.24934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE73BD
secondary
#BDD4B8
accent
#CC5C73
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F8F2F9
border
#D1CCD2
text
#130E14
muted
#827E82