#AE89DB#AE89DB
#AE89DB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.123 H 304.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE89DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 137, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 53%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 37%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 37.4%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.35, 30.12, -36.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.35, 47.49, 309.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.6% 0.0691 -0.1018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.6% 0.123 304.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1848, 32.0046, 71.1173) |
| Luminance | 0.3200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.79
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.26
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.93
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.16
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.64
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE89DB #B6DB89
analogous
#898DDB #AE89DB #D789DB
triadic
#AE89DB #DBAE89 #89DBAE
tetradic
#AE89DB #DB898D #B6DB89 #89DBD7
square
#AE89DB #DB898D #B6DB89 #89DBD7
split-complementary
#AE89DB #DBD789 #8DDB89
monochromatic
#6F37B3 #8E5ACD #AE89DB #CEB8E9 #EEE7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#AE89DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.40
#AE89DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE89DB
7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE89DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE89DB | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.40 | 7.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7698DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E99D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A796A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae89db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 137, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.123 304.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7ace6',
500: '#ae89db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae89db; $custom-light: #c7ace6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae89db",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 137,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.073,
"s": 53.247,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69603,
"c": 0.12303,
"h": 304.1
},
"luminance": 0.32004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE89DB
secondary
#E1EBD4
accent
#C1257A
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FC
border
#D1CED5
text
#131016
muted
#827F84