#AE84CE#AE84CE
#AE84CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.115 H 309.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE84CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 132, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 43%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 36%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 35.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, 30.01, -32.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 43.98, 313.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.11% 0.0734 -0.0887) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.11% 0.115 309.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8454, 29.9579, 62.2220) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.68
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.57
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.96
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.30
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.61
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE84CE #A4CE84
analogous
#8984CE #AE84CE #CE84C9
triadic
#AE84CE #CEAE84 #84CEAE
tetradic
#AE84CE #CE8984 #A4CE84 #84C9CE
square
#AE84CE #CE8984 #A4CE84 #84C9CE
split-complementary
#AE84CE #C9CE84 #84CE89
monochromatic
#723D9A #9158BD #AE84CE #CBB0DF #E8DCF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#AE84CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#AE84CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE84CE
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE84CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE84CE | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7693D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F96CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA8F9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae84ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 132, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.115 309.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a8dd',
500: '#ae84ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae84ce; $custom-light: #c7a8dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae84ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 132,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.054,
"s": 43.023,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68108,
"c": 0.11509,
"h": 309.6
},
"luminance": 0.29957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE84CE
secondary
#D5E3CB
accent
#B62F6A
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83