#AE8DEE#AE8DEE
#AE8DEE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.141 H 298.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8DEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 141, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 74%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.9%, 40.8%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.14, 32.34, -44.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.14, 54.96, 306.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.24% 0.0672 -0.1241) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.24% 0.141 298.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4095, 34.2211, 85.2434) |
| Luminance | 0.3422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.29
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.98
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.36
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.55
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.70
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8DEE #CDEE8D
analogous
#8D9DEE #AE8DEE #DE8DEE
triadic
#AE8DEE #EEAE8D #8DEEAE
tetradic
#AE8DEE #EE8D9D #CDEE8D #8DEEDE
square
#AE8DEE #EE8D9D #CDEE8D #8DEEDE
split-complementary
#AE8DEE #EEDE8D #9DEE8D
monochromatic
#6222DE #8858E6 #AE8DEE #D4C2F6 #ECE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#AE8DEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#AE8DEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8DEE
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8DEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8DEE | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#729EF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#799DEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A19EB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8dee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 141, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.141 298.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8aef4',
500: '#ae8dee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8dee; $custom-light: #c8aef4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8dee",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 141,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.412,
"s": 74.046,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7124,
"c": 0.14115,
"h": 298.4
},
"luminance": 0.34221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8DEE
secondary
#EAF3D8
accent
#D60F93
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#131017
muted
#827F85