#AE91BE#AE91BE
#AE91BE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.072 H 313.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE91BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 145, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 26%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 24%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 23.7%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.13, 19.26, -19.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.13, 27.26, 314.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.83% 0.0495 -0.0524) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.83% 0.072 313.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8737, 32.9676, 53.1261) |
| Luminance | 0.3297 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 4.51
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.38
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.50
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.38
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.56
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE91BE #A1BE91
analogous
#9791BE #AE91BE #BE91B7
triadic
#AE91BE #BEAE91 #91BEAE
tetradic
#AE91BE #BE9791 #A1BE91 #91B7BE
square
#AE91BE #BE9791 #A1BE91 #91B7BE
split-complementary
#AE91BE #B7BE91 #91BE97
monochromatic
#724F86 #926BA7 #AE91BE #CAB7D5 #E7DEEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#AE91BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.59
#AE91BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE91BE
7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE91BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE91BE | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.59 | 7.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9AC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919CBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD96A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae91be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 145, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.072 313.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b1d1',
500: '#ae91be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae91be; $custom-light: #c6b1d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae91be",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 145,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.667,
"s": 25.714,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69829,
"c": 0.07209,
"h": 313.4
},
"luminance": 0.32967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE91BE
secondary
#D3DDCE
accent
#A44164
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F5F9
border
#D1CFD2
text
#131014
muted
#827F82