#AE95CD#AE95CD
#AE95CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.084 H 304.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE95CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 149, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 36%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 27%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.1%, 27.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.67, 20.21, -25.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.67, 32.40, 308.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.19% 0.0481 -0.0694) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.19% 0.084 304.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2203, 34.9015, 62.4162) |
| Luminance | 0.3490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.00
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.37
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.72
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.21
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.49
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE95CD #B4CD95
analogous
#9598CD #AE95CD #CA95CD
triadic
#AE95CD #CDAE95 #95CDAE
tetradic
#AE95CD #CD9598 #B4CD95 #95CDCA
square
#AE95CD #CD9598 #B4CD95 #95CDCA
split-complementary
#AE95CD #CDCA95 #98CD95
monochromatic
#6F4A9D #8E6BB9 #AE95CD #CEBFE1 #EEE8F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#AE95CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#AE95CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE95CD
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE95CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE95CD | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9FCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA0CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A99DA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae95cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 149, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.084 304.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b4dc',
500: '#ae95cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae95cd; $custom-light: #c6b4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae95cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 149,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.786,
"s": 35.897,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71192,
"c": 0.08441,
"h": 304.7
},
"luminance": 0.34901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE95CD
secondary
#E0E7D7
accent
#AF3779
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083