#AE85CA#AE85CA
#AE85CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.108 H 310.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE85CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 133, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 39%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 34%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 34.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.69, 28.58, -29.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.69, 41.28, 313.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.11% 0.071 -0.0819) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.11% 0.108 310.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5019, 30.0385, 59.7407) |
| Luminance | 0.3004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.52
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.29
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.86
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.11
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.12
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE85CA #A1CA85
analogous
#8B85CA #AE85CA #CA85C4
triadic
#AE85CA #CAAE85 #85CAAE
tetradic
#AE85CA #CA8B85 #A1CA85 #85C4CA
square
#AE85CA #CA8B85 #A1CA85 #85C4CA
split-complementary
#AE85CA #C4CA85 #85CA8B
monochromatic
#724094 #925AB7 #AE85CA #CAB0DD #E7DAEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#AE85CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#AE85CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE85CA
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE85CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE85CA | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7993CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8296C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB8E9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae85ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 133, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.108 310.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a9da',
500: '#ae85ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae85ca; $custom-light: #c7a9da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae85ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 133,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.652,
"s": 39.429,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68107,
"c": 0.10839,
"h": 310.9
},
"luminance": 0.30038
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE85CA
secondary
#D3E1CA
accent
#B23367
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FA
border
#D1CED3
text
#131015
muted
#827F83