#AE97CA#AE97CA
#AE97CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.077 H 305.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE97CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 151, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 32%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 25%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 25.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.06, 18.43, -23.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.06, 29.53, 308.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.45% 0.0443 -0.063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.45% 0.077 305.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1808, 35.3963, 60.6337) |
| Luminance | 0.3540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.47
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.40
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.22
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.31
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.41
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE97CA #B3CA97
analogous
#979ACA #AE97CA #C897CA
triadic
#AE97CA #CAAE97 #97CAAE
tetradic
#AE97CA #CA979A #B3CA97 #97CAC8
square
#AE97CA #CA979A #B3CA97 #97CAC8
split-complementary
#AE97CA #CAC897 #9ACA97
monochromatic
#704E99 #8E6EB5 #AE97CA #CEC0DF #EDE8F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#AE97CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#AE97CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE97CA
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE97CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE97CA | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA0CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA9EA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae97ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 151, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.077 305.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b5da',
500: '#ae97ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae97ca; $custom-light: #c6b5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae97ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 151,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.059,
"s": 32.484,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71451,
"c": 0.07699,
"h": 305.1
},
"luminance": 0.35396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE97CA
secondary
#DFE6D7
accent
#AB3A78
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083