#AE95CE#AE95CE
#AE95CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.086 H 304.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE95CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 149, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 37%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 28%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 27.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, 20.43, -25.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 32.93, 308.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.23% 0.0484 -0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.23% 0.086 304.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3414, 34.9499, 63.0540) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.84
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.27
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.56
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.19
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.68
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE95CE #B5CE95
analogous
#9599CE #AE95CE #CB95CE
triadic
#AE95CE #CEAE95 #95CEAE
tetradic
#AE95CE #CE9599 #B5CE95 #95CECB
square
#AE95CE #CE9599 #B5CE95 #95CECB
split-complementary
#AE95CE #CECB95 #99CE95
monochromatic
#6F4A9F #8E6BBB #AE95CE #CEBFE1 #EEE9F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#AE95CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#AE95CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE95CE
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE95CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE95CE | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9FD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA0CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A99DA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae95ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 149, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.086 304.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b4dd',
500: '#ae95ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae95ce; $custom-light: #c6b4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae95ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 149,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.316,
"s": 36.774,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71233,
"c": 0.08573,
"h": 304.4
},
"luminance": 0.3495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE95CE
secondary
#E0E8D7
accent
#B0367A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083