#AE8FCA#AE8FCA
#AE8FCA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.091 H 308.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8FCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 143, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 36%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 29%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 29.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.09, 22.94, -26.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.09, 34.74, 311.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.94% 0.0561 -0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.94% 0.091 308.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9367, 32.9082, 60.2190) |
| Luminance | 0.3291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.41
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.52
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.37
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.55
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.20
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8FCA #ABCA8F
analogous
#908FCA #AE8FCA #CA8FC9
triadic
#AE8FCA #CAAE8F #8FCAAE
tetradic
#AE8FCA #CA908F #ABCA8F #8FC9CA
square
#AE8FCA #CA908F #ABCA8F #8FC9CA
split-complementary
#AE8FCA #C9CA8F #8FCA90
monochromatic
#714897 #9065B6 #AE8FCA #CCB9DE #EAE2F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#AE8FCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.58
#AE8FCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8FCA
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8FCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8FCA | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.58 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#849ACC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9CC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB97A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8fca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 143, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.091 308.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b0da',
500: '#ae8fca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8fca; $custom-light: #c6b0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8fca",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 143,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.525,
"s": 35.758,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69938,
"c": 0.09087,
"h": 308.1
},
"luminance": 0.32908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8FCA
secondary
#DAE4D1
accent
#AF3770
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FA
border
#D1CED3
text
#131014
muted
#827F83