#AE8AEF#AE8AEF
#AE8AEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.147 H 299.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8AEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 138, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.2%, 42.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.49, 34.26, -46.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.49, 57.37, 306.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.77% 0.0714 -0.1287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.77% 0.147 299) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1204, 33.4073, 85.8738) |
| Luminance | 0.3341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.17
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.04
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.41
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.87
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.90
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8AEF #CBEF8A
analogous
#8A99EF #AE8AEF #E18AEF
triadic
#AE8AEF #EFAE8A #8AEFAE
tetradic
#AE8AEF #EF8A99 #CBEF8A #8AEFE1
square
#AE8AEF #EF8A99 #CBEF8A #8AEFE1
split-complementary
#AE8AEF #EFE18A #99EF8A
monochromatic
#641FE0 #8954E8 #AE8AEF #D3C0F6 #ECE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#AE8AEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#AE8AEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8AEF
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8AEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8AEF | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E9CF3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#759CEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A19CB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8aef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 138, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.147 299.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8acf4',
500: '#ae8aef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8aef; $custom-light: #c8acf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8aef",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 138,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.386,
"s": 75.94,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70766,
"c": 0.14718,
"h": 299
},
"luminance": 0.33408
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8AEF
secondary
#E9F3D8
accent
#D80D90
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#131017
muted
#827F85