#AE96CB#AE96CB

#AE96CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.080 H 305.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE96CB
RGB	rgb(174, 150, 203)
HSL	hsl(267, 34%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(267, 26%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.84, 19.21, -23.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.84, 30.70, 308.73°)
OKLab	oklab(71.3% 0.046 -0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(71.3% 0.08 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(39.1393, 35.1233, 61.2059)
Luminance	0.3512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE96CB #B3CB96

analogous

#9699CB #AE96CB #C996CB

triadic

#AE96CB #CBAE96 #96CBAE

tetradic

#AE96CB #CB9699 #B3CB96 #96CBC9

square

#AE96CB #CB9699 #B3CB96 #96CBC9

split-complementary

#AE96CB #CBC996 #99CB96

monochromatic

#704C9A #8E6DB7 #AE96CB #CEBFDF #EDE8F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.62

#AE96CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.02

#AE96CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AE96CB

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE96CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE96CB	1.00	2.62	8.02	8.02
#FFFFFF	2.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9FCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A0C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA9DA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae96cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 150, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.080 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6b5db',
    500: '#ae96cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae96cb;
$custom-light: #c6b5db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae96cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.17,
    "s": 33.758,
    "l": 69.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.713,
    "c": 0.08004,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.35123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE96CB

secondary

#DFE6D7

accent

#AD3978

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FB

border

#D1D0D4

text

#131115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE96CB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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