#AE99BF#AE99BF
#AE99BF is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.059 H 309.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE99BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 153, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 23%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 20%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.9%, 19.9%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.17, 14.97, -16.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.17, 22.47, 311.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.41% 0.0378 -0.0454) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.41% 0.059 309.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2491, 35.5430, 54.1256) |
| Luminance | 0.3554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.94
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.53
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.59
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.07
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.39
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 10.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE99BF #AABF99
analogous
#9B99BF #AE99BF #BF99BD
triadic
#AE99BF #BFAE99 #99BFAE
tetradic
#AE99BF #BF9B99 #AABF99 #99BDBF
square
#AE99BF #BF9B99 #AABF99 #99BDBF
split-complementary
#AE99BF #BDBF99 #99BF9B
monochromatic
#715588 #9073A7 #AE99BF #CCBFD7 #EAE4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#AE99BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#AE99BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE99BF
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE99BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE99BF | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A0C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A1BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC9EA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae99bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 153, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.059 309.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b7d2',
500: '#ae99bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae99bf; $custom-light: #c6b7d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae99bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 153,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.158,
"s": 22.892,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7141,
"c": 0.05905,
"h": 309.8
},
"luminance": 0.35543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE99BF
secondary
#D9E0D4
accent
#A1446E
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082