#AE99BD#AE99BD
#AE99BD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.056 H 311.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE99BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 153, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 21%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 19%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 19%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, 14.55, -15.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 21.44, 312.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.34% 0.0371 -0.0426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.34% 0.056 311.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0305, 35.4556, 52.9744) |
| Luminance | 0.3545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.89
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.58
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.87
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.11
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.91
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE99BD #A8BD99
analogous
#9C99BD #AE99BD #BD99BA
triadic
#AE99BD #BDAE99 #99BDAE
tetradic
#AE99BD #BD9C99 #A8BD99 #99BABD
square
#AE99BD #BD9C99 #A8BD99 #99BABD
split-complementary
#AE99BD #BABD99 #99BD9C
monochromatic
#725685 #9074A5 #AE99BD #CCBED5 #E9E3ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#AE99BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#AE99BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE99BD
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE99BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE99BD | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A0BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A1BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD9DA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae99bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 153, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.056 311.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b7d1',
500: '#ae99bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae99bd; $custom-light: #c6b7d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae99bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 153,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275,
"s": 21.429,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71335,
"c": 0.05647,
"h": 311.1
},
"luminance": 0.35455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE99BD
secondary
#D8DFD3
accent
#A0466B
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082