#AE90CF#AE90CF
#AE90CF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.096 H 305.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE90CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 144, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 40%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 30%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.9%, 30.4%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.52, 23.47, -28.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.52, 36.69, 309.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.34% 0.056 -0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.34% 0.096 305.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6891, 33.4504, 63.4377) |
| Luminance | 0.3345 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.07
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.84
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.64
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.46
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.52
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE90CF #B1CF90
analogous
#9092CF #AE90CF #CE90CF
triadic
#AE90CF #CFAE90 #90CFAE
tetradic
#AE90CF #CF9092 #B1CF90 #90CFCE
square
#AE90CF #CF9092 #B1CF90 #90CFCE
split-complementary
#AE90CF #CFCE90 #92CF90
monochromatic
#7045A0 #8F65BD #AE90CF #CDBBE1 #ECE5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#AE90CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#AE90CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE90CF
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE90CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE90CF | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#849BD2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9DCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A999A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae90cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 144, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.096 305.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7b0de',
500: '#ae90cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae90cf; $custom-light: #c7b0de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae90cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 144,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.571,
"s": 39.623,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70337,
"c": 0.09562,
"h": 305.9
},
"luminance": 0.3345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE90CF
secondary
#DEE7D4
accent
#B33376
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F5FB
border
#D1CFD4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83