#AE91C6#AE91C6
#AE91C6 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.082 H 309.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE91C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 145, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 32%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 27%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.1%, 26.8%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.42, 20.95, -23.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.42, 31.35, 311.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.15% 0.052 -0.0637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.15% 0.082 309.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7722, 33.3270, 57.8580) |
| Luminance | 0.3333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.49
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.74
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.83
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.27
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.31
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE91C6 #A9C691
analogous
#9391C6 #AE91C6 #C691C4
triadic
#AE91C6 #C6AE91 #91C6AE
tetradic
#AE91C6 #C69391 #A9C691 #91C4C6
square
#AE91C6 #C69391 #A9C691 #91C4C6
split-complementary
#AE91C6 #C4C691 #91C693
monochromatic
#724B91 #9069B1 #AE91C6 #CCB9DB #E9E2F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#AE91C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#AE91C6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE91C6
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE91C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE91C6 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889BC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9DC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB98A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae91c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 145, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.082 309.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b1d7',
500: '#ae91c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae91c6; $custom-light: #c6b1d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae91c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 145,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.83,
"s": 31.737,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70147,
"c": 0.08222,
"h": 309.2
},
"luminance": 0.33327
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE91C6
secondary
#D9E2D1
accent
#AA3B6D
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F5FA
border
#D1CFD3
text
#131014
muted
#827F83