#AE97BF#AE97BF
#AE97BF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.063 H 310.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE97BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 151, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 24%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 21%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.9%, 20.9%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.67, 16.09, -17.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.67, 23.79, 312.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.02% 0.0408 -0.0475) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.02% 0.063 310.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9245, 34.8938, 54.0174) |
| Luminance | 0.3489 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.94
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.98
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.28
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.58
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.74
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE97BF #A8BF97
analogous
#9A97BF #AE97BF #BF97BC
triadic
#AE97BF #BFAE97 #97BFAE
tetradic
#AE97BF #BF9A97 #A8BF97 #97BCBF
square
#AE97BF #BF9A97 #A8BF97 #97BCBF
split-complementary
#AE97BF #BCBF97 #97BF9A
monochromatic
#725488 #9071A8 #AE97BF #CCBDD6 #E9E3EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#AE97BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#AE97BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE97BF
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE97BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE97BF | 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)
#919EC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A0BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC9CA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae97bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 151, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.063 310.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b5d2',
500: '#ae97bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae97bf; $custom-light: #c6b5d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae97bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 151,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.5,
"s": 23.81,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71021,
"c": 0.0626,
"h": 310.7
},
"luminance": 0.34893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE97BF
secondary
#D8DFD3
accent
#A2436C
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082