#AE91EF#AE91EF
#AE91EF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.136 H 297.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE91EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 145, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 39%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.2%, 39.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.12, 30.33, -43.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.12, 52.98, 304.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72% 0.0619 -0.1212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72% 0.136 297.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1573, 35.4810, 86.2194) |
| Luminance | 0.3548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.65
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.68
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.82
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.20
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.42
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE91EF #D2EF91
analogous
#91A3EF #AE91EF #DD91EF
triadic
#AE91EF #EFAE91 #91EFAE
tetradic
#AE91EF #EF91A3 #D2EF91 #91EFDD
square
#AE91EF #EF91A3 #D2EF91 #91EFDD
split-complementary
#AE91EF #EFDD91 #A3EF91
monochromatic
#5F26DF #875CE7 #AE91EF #D5C6F7 #EBE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#AE91EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.10
#AE91EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE91EF
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE91EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE91EF | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77A1F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7CA0ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1A1B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae91ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 145, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.136 297.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8b1f4',
500: '#ae91ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae91ef; $custom-light: #c8b1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae91ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 145,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.511,
"s": 74.603,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72001,
"c": 0.13615,
"h": 297.1
},
"luminance": 0.35481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE91EF
secondary
#EBF3D8
accent
#D70F99
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F5FD
border
#D1CFD5
text
#131017
muted
#827F85