#AE8ECA#AE8ECA
#AE8ECA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.093 H 308.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8ECA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 142, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 36%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 30%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 29.7%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.84, 23.50, -26.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.84, 35.39, 311.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.75% 0.0576 -0.0725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.75% 0.093 308.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7873, 32.6093, 60.1692) |
| Luminance | 0.3261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.30
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.74
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.05
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.55
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.25
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8ECA #AACA8E
analogous
#908ECA #AE8ECA #CA8EC8
triadic
#AE8ECA #CAAE8E #8ECAAE
tetradic
#AE8ECA #CA908E #AACA8E #8EC8CA
square
#AE8ECA #CA908E #AACA8E #8EC8CA
split-complementary
#AE8ECA #C8CA8E #8ECA90
monochromatic
#714797 #9064B6 #AE8ECA #CCB8DE #EAE1F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#AE8ECA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#AE8ECA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8ECA
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8ECA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8ECA | 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)
#8399CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9BC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB96A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8eca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 142, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.093 308.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7afda',
500: '#ae8eca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8eca; $custom-light: #c7afda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8eca",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 142,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272,
"s": 36.145,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69752,
"c": 0.09262,
"h": 308.5
},
"luminance": 0.32609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8ECA
secondary
#D9E3D1
accent
#AF366F
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FA
border
#D1CED3
text
#131015
muted
#827F83