#AE87BC#AE87BC
#AE87BC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.088 H 317.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE87BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 135, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 28%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 28%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 28.2%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, 24.49, -22.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 32.92, 318.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.87% 0.0642 -0.0599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.87% 0.088 317) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1953, 29.9581, 51.4956) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.84
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.40
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.87
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.38
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.40
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE87BC #95BC87
analogous
#9387BC #AE87BC #BC87AF
triadic
#AE87BC #BCAE87 #87BCAE
tetradic
#AE87BC #BC9387 #95BC87 #87AFBC
square
#AE87BC #BC9387 #95BC87 #87AFBC
split-complementary
#AE87BC #AFBC87 #87BC93
monochromatic
#724881 #9360A6 #AE87BC #C9AED2 #E3D6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#AE87BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#AE87BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE87BC
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE87BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE87BC | 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)
#8092BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8996BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae87bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 135, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.088 317.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6aad0',
500: '#ae87bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae87bc; $custom-light: #c6aad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae87bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 135,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.151,
"s": 28.342,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67874,
"c": 0.08778,
"h": 317
},
"luminance": 0.29957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE87BC
secondary
#CBD9C6
accent
#A73F5A
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#131014
muted
#827F82