#AE91C2#AE91C2
#AE91C2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.077 H 311.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE91C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 145, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 29%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 25%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.3%, 25.3%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.28, 20.10, -21.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.28, 29.29, 313.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.99% 0.0508 -0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.99% 0.077 311.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3169, 33.1449, 55.4602) |
| Luminance | 0.3315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.38
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.10
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.51
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.39
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.71
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE91C2 #A5C291
analogous
#9691C2 #AE91C2 #C291BE
triadic
#AE91C2 #C2AE91 #91C2AE
tetradic
#AE91C2 #C29691 #A5C291 #91BEC2
square
#AE91C2 #C29691 #A5C291 #91BEC2
split-complementary
#AE91C2 #BEC291 #91C296
monochromatic
#724D8B #916AAC #AE91C2 #CBB8D8 #E8E0EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#AE91C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#AE91C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE91C2
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE91C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE91C2 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899AC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9CC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC97A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae91c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 145, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.077 311.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b1d4',
500: '#ae91c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae91c2; $custom-light: #c6b1d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae91c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 145,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.51,
"s": 28.655,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69986,
"c": 0.07712,
"h": 311.2
},
"luminance": 0.33145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE91C2
secondary
#D6DFCF
accent
#A73E69
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F5FA
border
#D1CFD3
text
#131014
muted
#827F83