#AE84CB#AE84CB
#AE84CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.111 H 310.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE84CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 132, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 41%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 35%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.3%, 35%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.49, 29.36, -30.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.49, 42.44, 313.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.97% 0.0727 -0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.97% 0.111 310.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4844, 29.8135, 60.3209) |
| Luminance | 0.2981 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.37
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.52
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.69
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.36
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.37
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE84CB #A1CB84
analogous
#8A84CB #AE84CB #CB84C4
triadic
#AE84CB #CBAE84 #84CBAE
tetradic
#AE84CB #CB8A84 #A1CB84 #84C4CB
square
#AE84CB #CB8A84 #A1CB84 #84C4CB
split-complementary
#AE84CB #C4CB84 #84CB8A
monochromatic
#723F95 #9259B9 #AE84CB #CAAFDD #E7DAEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#AE84CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.96
#AE84CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE84CB
6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE84CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE84CB | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.96 | 6.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7792CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8195C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB8E9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae84cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 132, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.111 310.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a8db',
500: '#ae84cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae84cb; $custom-light: #c7a8db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae84cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 132,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.493,
"s": 40.571,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67972,
"c": 0.11137,
"h": 310.7
},
"luminance": 0.29813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE84CB
secondary
#D3E1CA
accent
#B43267
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83