#AE81CA#AE81CA
#AE81CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.115 H 311.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE81CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 129, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 41%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 36%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 36.1%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.75, 30.83, -31.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.75, 43.89, 314.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.4% 0.0769 -0.0861) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.4% 0.115 311.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9647, 28.9640, 59.5617) |
| Luminance | 0.2896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.81
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.31
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.93
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.83
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.19
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE81CA #9DCA81
analogous
#8981CA #AE81CA #CA81C2
triadic
#AE81CA #CAAE81 #81CAAE
tetradic
#AE81CA #CA8981 #9DCA81 #81C2CA
square
#AE81CA #CA8981 #9DCA81 #81C2CA
split-complementary
#AE81CA #C2CA81 #81CA89
monochromatic
#723E93 #9256B8 #AE81CA #CAACDC #E5D7EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#AE81CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.79
#AE81CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE81CA
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE81CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE81CA | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.79 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7490CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E94C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB8B9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae81ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 129, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.115 311.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a6da',
500: '#ae81ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae81ca; $custom-light: #c7a6da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae81ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 129,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.986,
"s": 40.782,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67395,
"c": 0.11539,
"h": 311.8
},
"luminance": 0.28963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE81CA
secondary
#D1E0C7
accent
#B43264
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FA
border
#D1CED3
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83