#AE96BF#AE96BF
#AE96BF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.064 H 311.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE96BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 150, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 24%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 21%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.9%, 21.5%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.42, 16.65, -17.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.42, 24.45, 312.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.83% 0.0423 -0.0485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.83% 0.064 311.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7643, 34.5733, 53.9640) |
| Luminance | 0.3457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.71
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.99
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.20
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.38
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.43
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE96BF #A7BF96
analogous
#9A96BF #AE96BF #BF96BC
triadic
#AE96BF #BFAE96 #96BFAE
tetradic
#AE96BF #BF9A96 #A7BF96 #96BCBF
square
#AE96BF #BF9A96 #A7BF96 #96BCBF
split-complementary
#AE96BF #BCBF96 #96BF9A
monochromatic
#725388 #9170A8 #AE96BF #CBBCD6 #E9E2ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#AE96BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#AE96BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE96BF
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE96BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE96BF | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#909EC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959FBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC9BA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae96bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 150, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.064 311.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b5d2',
500: '#ae96bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae96bf; $custom-light: #c6b5d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae96bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 150,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.122,
"s": 24.26,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70827,
"c": 0.06438,
"h": 311.1
},
"luminance": 0.34573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE96BF
secondary
#D7DFD2
accent
#A3436B
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082