#AE87BD#AE87BD
#AE87BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.089 H 316.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE87BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 135, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 29%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 29%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 28.6%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.66, 24.69, -22.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.66, 33.41, 317.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.91% 0.0645 -0.0613) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.91% 0.089 316.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3035, 30.0014, 52.0653) |
| Luminance | 0.3000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 4.05
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.21
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.66
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.64
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.34
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE87BD #96BD87
analogous
#9387BD #AE87BD #BD87B1
triadic
#AE87BD #BDAE87 #87BDAE
tetradic
#AE87BD #BD9387 #96BD87 #87B1BD
square
#AE87BD #BD9387 #96BD87 #87B1BD
split-complementary
#AE87BD #B1BD87 #87BD93
monochromatic
#724882 #9360A7 #AE87BD #C9AED3 #E3D6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#AE87BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#AE87BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE87BD
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE87BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE87BD | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8092BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8896BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae87bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 135, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.089 316.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6aad1',
500: '#ae87bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae87bd; $custom-light: #c6aad1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae87bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 135,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.333,
"s": 29.032,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67914,
"c": 0.08897,
"h": 316.4
},
"luminance": 0.30001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE87BD
secondary
#CCD9C6
accent
#A83E5B
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#131014
muted
#827F82