#AE79CE#AE79CE
#AE79CE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.134 H 311.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE79CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 121, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 41%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 41.3%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.09, 36.17, -36.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.09, 51.08, 315.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.2% 0.0894 -0.0999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.2% 0.134 311.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4316, 27.1303, 61.7507) |
| Luminance | 0.2713 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.99
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.14
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.83
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.61
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.61
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE79CE #99CE79
analogous
#8479CE #AE79CE #CE79C4
triadic
#AE79CE #CEAE79 #79CEAE
tetradic
#AE79CE #CE8479 #99CE79 #79C4CE
square
#AE79CE #CE8479 #99CE79 #79C4CE
split-complementary
#AE79CE #C4CE79 #79CE84
monochromatic
#723796 #934CBE #AE79CE #C9A6DE #E4D3EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#AE79CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.43
#AE79CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE79CE
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE79CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE79CE | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#688BD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#758FCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB859A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae79ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 121, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.134 311.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a0dd',
500: '#ae79ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae79ce; $custom-light: #c7a0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae79ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 121,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.412,
"s": 46.448,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66201,
"c": 0.13407,
"h": 311.8
},
"luminance": 0.2713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE79CE
secondary
#CEE0C3
accent
#BA2C61
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#130F15
muted
#827E83