#AE98CD#AE98CD
#AE98CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.079 H 303.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE98CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 152, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.1%, 25.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.42, 18.52, -24.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.42, 30.46, 307.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.76% 0.0437 -0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.76% 0.079 303.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7011, 35.8630, 62.5765) |
| Luminance | 0.3586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.79
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.30
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.95
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.71
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.85
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE98CD #B7CD98
analogous
#989CCD #AE98CD #C998CD
triadic
#AE98CD #CDAE98 #98CDAE
tetradic
#AE98CD #CD989C #B7CD98 #98CDC9
square
#AE98CD #CD989C #B7CD98 #98CDC9
split-complementary
#AE98CD #CDC998 #9CCD98
monochromatic
#6E4D9E #8E6FB9 #AE98CD #CEC1E1 #EFEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#AE98CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#AE98CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE98CD
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE98CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE98CD | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae98cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 152, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.079 303.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b6dc',
500: '#ae98cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae98cd; $custom-light: #c6b6dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae98cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 152,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.906,
"s": 34.641,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71764,
"c": 0.07929,
"h": 303.4
},
"luminance": 0.35863
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE98CD
secondary
#E2E8D9
accent
#AD387D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083