#AE90EB#AE90EB
#AE90EB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.132 H 298.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE90EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 144, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 39%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26%, 38.7%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, 29.93, -41.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 51.49, 305.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.63% 0.0625 -0.1168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.63% 0.132 298.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4207, 34.9430, 83.0909) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.72
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.62
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.92
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.96
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.01
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE90EB #CDEB90
analogous
#90A0EB #AE90EB #DC90EB
triadic
#AE90EB #EBAE90 #90EBAE
tetradic
#AE90EB #EB90A0 #CDEB90 #90EBDC
square
#AE90EB #EB90A0 #CDEB90 #90EBDC
split-complementary
#AE90EB #EBDC90 #A0EB90
monochromatic
#6228D8 #885CE2 #AE90EB #D4C4F4 #ECE5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#AE90EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#AE90EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE90EB
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE90EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE90EB | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#78A0EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D9FE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A29FB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae90eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 144, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.132 298.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8b1f2',
500: '#ae90eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae90eb; $custom-light: #c8b1f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae90eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 144,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.78,
"s": 69.466,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71625,
"c": 0.13247,
"h": 298.2
},
"luminance": 0.34943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE90EB
secondary
#EAF2D9
accent
#D11493
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F5FD
border
#D1CFD5
text
#131017
muted
#827F85