#AE8BD2#AE8BD2
#AE8BD2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.108 H 306.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8BD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 139, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 44%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 34%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.1%, 33.8%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.44, 26.96, -31.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.44, 41.50, 310.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.55% 0.0641 -0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.55% 0.108 306.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3188, 32.1173, 65.1408) |
| Luminance | 0.3212 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.24
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.48
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.21
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.71
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.23
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8BD2 #AFD28B
analogous
#8B8BD2 #AE8BD2 #D18BD2
triadic
#AE8BD2 #D2AE8B #8BD2AE
tetradic
#AE8BD2 #D28B8B #AFD28B #8BD2D1
square
#AE8BD2 #D28B8B #AFD28B #8BD2D1
split-complementary
#AE8BD2 #D2D18B #8BD28B
monochromatic
#713FA3 #8F5FC1 #AE8BD2 #CDB7E3 #ECE3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#AE8BD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#AE8BD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8BD2
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8BD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8BD2 | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D98D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#849AD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A995A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8bd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 139, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.108 306.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7ade0',
500: '#ae8bd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8bd2; $custom-light: #c7ade0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8bd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 139,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.577,
"s": 44.099,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69548,
"c": 0.10809,
"h": 306.4
},
"luminance": 0.32117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8BD2
secondary
#DDE7D2
accent
#B72E74
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83