#AE8ECE#AE8ECE
#AE8ECE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.098 H 306.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8ECE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 142, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 40%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 31%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 31.1%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.00, 24.38, -28.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.00, 37.47, 310.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.92% 0.0587 -0.0782) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.92% 0.098 306.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2670, 32.8012, 62.6959) |
| Luminance | 0.3280 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.93
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.43
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.04
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.73
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.40
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8ECE #AECE8E
analogous
#8E8ECE #AE8ECE #CE8ECE
triadic
#AE8ECE #CEAE8E #8ECEAE
tetradic
#AE8ECE #CE8E8E #AECE8E #8ECECE
square
#AE8ECE #CE8E8E #AECE8E #8ECECE
split-complementary
#AE8ECE #CECE8E #8ECE8E
monochromatic
#71449D #8F63BB #AE8ECE #CDB9E1 #EBE3F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#AE8ECE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.56
#AE8ECE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8ECE
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8ECE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8ECE | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.56 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#829AD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889BCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA97A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8ece; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 142, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.098 306.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7afdd',
500: '#ae8ece',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8ece; $custom-light: #c7afdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8ece",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 142,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 39.506,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69923,
"c": 0.09777,
"h": 306.9
},
"luminance": 0.32801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8ECE
secondary
#DCE6D2
accent
#B23373
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83