#AE8EBF#AE8EBF
#AE8EBF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.079 H 313.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8EBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 142, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 28%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 26%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.9%, 25.7%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.43, 21.16, -20.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.43, 29.76, 315.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.3% 0.0544 -0.0569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.3% 0.079 313.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5310, 32.1068, 53.5529) |
| Luminance | 0.3211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 4.31
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.57
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.62
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.11
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.40
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8EBF #9FBF8E
analogous
#958EBF #AE8EBF #BF8EB7
triadic
#AE8EBF #BFAE8E #8EBFAE
tetradic
#AE8EBF #BF958E #9FBF8E #8EB7BF
square
#AE8EBF #BF958E #9FBF8E #8EB7BF
split-complementary
#AE8EBF #B7BF8E #8EBF95
monochromatic
#724C86 #9267A9 #AE8EBF #CAB5D5 #E6DCEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#AE8EBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#AE8EBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8EBF
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8EBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8EBF | 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)
#8798C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD949F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8ebf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 142, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.079 313.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6afd2',
500: '#ae8ebf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8ebf; $custom-light: #c6afd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8ebf",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 142,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.184,
"s": 27.684,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69299,
"c": 0.07873,
"h": 313.7
},
"luminance": 0.32106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8EBF
secondary
#D2DDCC
accent
#A63F63
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#131014
muted
#827F82