#AE87CA#AE87CA
#AE87CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.105 H 310.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE87CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 135, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 39%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 33%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 33.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.16, 27.45, -29.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.16, 39.97, 313.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.47% 0.068 -0.0799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.47% 0.105 310.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7783, 30.5913, 59.8329) |
| Luminance | 0.3059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.85
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.01
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.56
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.91
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.37
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE87CA #A3CA87
analogous
#8C87CA #AE87CA #CA87C4
triadic
#AE87CA #CAAE87 #87CAAE
tetradic
#AE87CA #CA8C87 #A3CA87 #87C4CA
square
#AE87CA #CA8C87 #A3CA87 #87C4CA
split-complementary
#AE87CA #C4CA87 #87CA8C
monochromatic
#724295 #915DB7 #AE87CA #CBB1DD #E7DCEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#AE87CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#AE87CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE87CA
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE87CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE87CA | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B94CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8497C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB909F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae87ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 135, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.105 310.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7aada',
500: '#ae87ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae87ca; $custom-light: #c7aada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae87ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 135,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.925,
"s": 38.728,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68467,
"c": 0.10488,
"h": 310.4
},
"luminance": 0.30591
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE87CA
secondary
#D5E1CB
accent
#B23468
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FA
border
#D1CED3
text
#131015
muted
#827F83