#AE80EE#AE80EE
#AE80EE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.162 H 301.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE80EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 128, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 76%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 46%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.9%, 46.2%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.18, 39.60, -49.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.18, 63.09, 308.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.01% 0.0847 -0.1377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.01% 0.162 301.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6039, 30.6100, 84.6415) |
| Luminance | 0.3061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 3.91
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.48
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 5.04
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.08
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.70
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE80EE #C0EE80
analogous
#8089EE #AE80EE #E580EE
triadic
#AE80EE #EEAE80 #80EEAE
tetradic
#AE80EE #EE8089 #C0EE80 #80EEE5
square
#AE80EE #EE8089 #C0EE80 #80EEE5
split-complementary
#AE80EE #EEE580 #89EE80
monochromatic
#6B1DD7 #8C4AE7 #AE80EE #D0B6F5 #EEE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#AE80EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#AE80EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE80EE
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE80EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE80EE | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6096F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B96EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A293AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae80ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 128, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.162 301.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8a6f4',
500: '#ae80ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae80ee; $custom-light: #c8a6f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae80ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 128,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.091,
"s": 76.389,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69011,
"c": 0.16167,
"h": 301.6
},
"luminance": 0.3061
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE80EE
secondary
#E7F3D7
accent
#D90D83
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#130F17
muted
#827F85