#AE87CC#AE87CC
#AE87CC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.107 H 309.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE87CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 135, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.7%, 33.8%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.24, 27.89, -30.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.24, 41.00, 312.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.56% 0.0685 -0.0827) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.56% 0.107 309.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0166, 30.6867, 61.0881) |
| Luminance | 0.3069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.79
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.09
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.48
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.34
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.49
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE87CC #A5CC87
analogous
#8C87CC #AE87CC #CC87C8
triadic
#AE87CC #CCAE87 #87CCAE
tetradic
#AE87CC #CC8C87 #A5CC87 #87C8CC
square
#AE87CC #CC8C87 #A5CC87 #87C8CC
split-complementary
#AE87CC #C8CC87 #87CC8C
monochromatic
#724198 #915CBA #AE87CC #CBB2DE #E8DDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#AE87CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#AE87CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE87CC
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE87CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE87CC | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A95CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8397CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB91A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae87cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 135, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.107 309.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7aadb',
500: '#ae87cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae87cc; $custom-light: #c7aadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae87cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 135,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.913,
"s": 40.351,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68556,
"c": 0.10738,
"h": 309.6
},
"luminance": 0.30686
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE87CC
secondary
#D6E3CC
accent
#B3326A
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83