#AE91C3#AE91C3
#AE91C3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.078 H 310.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE91C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 145, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 29%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 26%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.8%, 25.6%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.31, 20.31, -21.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.31, 29.81, 312.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.03% 0.0511 -0.0594) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.03% 0.078 310.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4296, 33.1900, 56.0537) |
| Luminance | 0.3319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.15
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.28
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.31
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.59
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.62
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE91C3 #A6C391
analogous
#9591C3 #AE91C3 #C391BF
triadic
#AE91C3 #C3AE91 #91C3AE
tetradic
#AE91C3 #C39591 #A6C391 #91BFC3
square
#AE91C3 #C39591 #A6C391 #91BFC3
split-complementary
#AE91C3 #BFC391 #91C395
monochromatic
#724D8D #9169AD #AE91C3 #CBB9D9 #E8E0EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#AE91C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#AE91C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE91C3
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE91C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE91C3 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.64 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899AC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9DC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC97A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae91c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 145, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.078 310.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b1d5',
500: '#ae91c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae91c3; $custom-light: #c6b1d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae91c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 145,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.8,
"s": 29.412,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70026,
"c": 0.07839,
"h": 310.7
},
"luminance": 0.3319
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE91C3
secondary
#D7E0D0
accent
#A83D6A
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F5FA
border
#D1CFD3
text
#131014
muted
#827F83