#AE80CB#AE80CB
#AE80CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.118 H 311.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE80CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 128, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 42%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 37%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.3%, 36.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.56, 31.60, -32.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.56, 45.05, 314.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.26% 0.0786 -0.0885) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.26% 0.118 311.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9524, 28.7494, 60.1436) |
| Luminance | 0.2875 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.86
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.59
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.82
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.78
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.96
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE80CB #9DCB80
analogous
#8980CB #AE80CB #CB80C2
triadic
#AE80CB #CBAE80 #80CBAE
tetradic
#AE80CB #CB8980 #9DCB80 #80C2CB
square
#AE80CB #CB8980 #9DCB80 #80C2CB
split-complementary
#AE80CB #C2CB80 #80CB89
monochromatic
#723D94 #9255B9 #AE80CB #CAABDD #E5D7EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#AE80CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#AE80CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE80CB
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE80CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE80CB | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7290CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D93C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB8A9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae80cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 128, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.118 311.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a5db',
500: '#ae80cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae80cb; $custom-light: #c7a5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae80cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 128,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.8,
"s": 41.899,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67264,
"c": 0.11835,
"h": 311.6
},
"luminance": 0.28749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE80CB
secondary
#D1E0C7
accent
#B53164
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83