#AE8ABA#AE8ABA
#AE8ABA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.080 H 317.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8ABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 138, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 25.8%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.27, 22.38, -19.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.27, 29.93, 318.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.35% 0.059 -0.0539) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.35% 0.08 317.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4057, 30.7214, 50.5095) |
| Luminance | 0.3072 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.27
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.51
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.40
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.71
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.78
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8ABA #96BA8A
analogous
#968ABA #AE8ABA #BA8AAE
triadic
#AE8ABA #BAAE8A #8ABAAE
tetradic
#AE8ABA #BA968A #96BA8A #8AAEBA
square
#AE8ABA #BA968A #96BA8A #8AAEBA
split-complementary
#AE8ABA #AEBA8A #8ABA96
monochromatic
#724B7F #9364A3 #AE8ABA #C9B0D1 #E3D7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#AE8ABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#AE8ABA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8ABA
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8ABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8ABA | 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)
#8494BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C98B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8F9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8aba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 138, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.080 317.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6acce',
500: '#ae8aba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8aba; $custom-light: #c6acce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8aba",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 138,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285,
"s": 25.806,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6835,
"c": 0.07993,
"h": 317.6
},
"luminance": 0.30721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8ABA
secondary
#CCD8C7
accent
#A4415A
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#131013
muted
#827F82