#AE8CD6#AE8CD6

#AE8CD6 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.112 H 304.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE8CD6
RGB	rgb(174, 140, 214)
HSL	hsl(268, 47%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(268, 35%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 34.6%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.84, 27.29, -33.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.84, 42.95, 309.45°)
OKLab	oklab(69.91% 0.0636 -0.0916)
OKLCH	oklch(69.91% 0.112 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(38.9688, 32.6100, 67.8467)
Luminance	0.3261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE8CD6 #B4D68C

analogous

#8C8FD6 #AE8CD6 #D38CD6

triadic

#AE8CD6 #D6AE8C #8CD6AE

tetradic

#AE8CD6 #D68C8F #B4D68C #8CD6D3

square

#AE8CD6 #D68C8F #B4D68C #8CD6D3

split-complementary

#AE8CD6 #D6D38C #8FD68C

monochromatic

#6F3DAB #8E5FC6 #AE8CD6 #CEB9E6 #EEE6F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.79

#AE8CD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.52

#AE8CD6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AE8CD6

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE8CD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE8CD6	1.00	2.79	7.52	7.52
#FFFFFF	2.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C9AD9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#839BD4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A897A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae8cd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 140, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.112 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c7aee3',
    500: '#ae8cd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae8cd6;
$custom-light: #c7aee3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae8cd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.568,
    "s": 47.436,
    "l": 69.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69911,
    "c": 0.11154,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.3261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE8CD6

secondary

#E0EAD4

accent

#BB2B79

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F8F4FB

border

#D1CED4

text

#131015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE8CD6

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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