#AE79CD#AE79CD
#AE79CD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.133 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE79CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 121, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.1%, 41%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.05, 35.95, -35.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.05, 50.58, 315.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.15% 0.0892 -0.0985) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.15% 0.133 312.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3105, 27.0818, 61.1130) |
| Luminance | 0.2708 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.84
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.98
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.81
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.49
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.58
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE79CD #98CD79
analogous
#8479CD #AE79CD #CD79C2
triadic
#AE79CD #CDAE79 #79CDAE
tetradic
#AE79CD #CD8479 #98CD79 #79C2CD
square
#AE79CD #CD8479 #98CD79 #79C2CD
split-complementary
#AE79CD #C2CD79 #79CD84
monochromatic
#723794 #934CBC #AE79CD #C9A6DE #E4D2EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#AE79CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#AE79CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE79CD
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE79CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE79CD | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#698BD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#768FCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB8599
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae79cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 121, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.133 312.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a0dc',
500: '#ae79cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae79cd; $custom-light: #c7a0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae79cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 121,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.857,
"s": 45.652,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66153,
"c": 0.13288,
"h": 312.2
},
"luminance": 0.27081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE79CD
secondary
#CDE0C2
accent
#B92D60
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#130F15
muted
#827E83