#AE90BF#AE90BF
#AE90BF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.075 H 313.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE90BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 144, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 27%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 25%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.9%, 24.6%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.92, 20.03, -20.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.92, 28.43, 314.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.68% 0.0514 -0.0548) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.68% 0.075 313.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8313, 32.7072, 53.6530) |
| Luminance | 0.3271 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 4.50
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.91
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.66
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.22
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.80
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE90BF #A1BF90
analogous
#9690BF #AE90BF #BF90B8
triadic
#AE90BF #BFAE90 #90BFAE
tetradic
#AE90BF #BF9690 #A1BF90 #90B8BF
square
#AE90BF #BF9690 #A1BF90 #90B8BF
split-complementary
#AE90BF #B8BF90 #90BF96
monochromatic
#724E87 #9269A9 #AE90BF #CAB7D5 #E7DEEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#AE90BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.54
#AE90BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE90BF
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE90BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE90BF | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.54 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8999C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9CBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD96A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae90bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 144, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.075 313.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b0d2',
500: '#ae90bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae90bf; $custom-light: #c6b0d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae90bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 144,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.298,
"s": 26.857,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69678,
"c": 0.07513,
"h": 313.1
},
"luminance": 0.32707
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE90BF
secondary
#D3DDCE
accent
#A54065
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F5F9
border
#D1CFD2
text
#131014
muted
#827F82