#AE99CA#AE99CA
#AE99CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.074 H 304.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE99CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 153, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 24%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.55, 17.30, -22.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.55, 28.23, 307.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.84% 0.0413 -0.0609) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.84% 0.074 304.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5054, 36.0455, 60.7419) |
| Luminance | 0.3604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.53
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.05
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.13
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.56
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.65
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE99CA #B5CA99
analogous
#999DCA #AE99CA #C799CA
triadic
#AE99CA #CAAE99 #99CAAE
tetradic
#AE99CA #CA999D #B5CA99 #99CAC7
square
#AE99CA #CA999D #B5CA99 #99CAC7
split-complementary
#AE99CA #CAC799 #9DCA99
monochromatic
#6F5099 #8E71B5 #AE99CA #CEC1DF #EEEAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#AE99CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#AE99CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE99CA
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE99CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE99CA | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A1CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A2C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AAA0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae99ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 153, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.074 304.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b7da',
500: '#ae99ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae99ca; $custom-light: #c6b7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae99ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 153,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.714,
"s": 31.613,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71835,
"c": 0.07356,
"h": 304.2
},
"luminance": 0.36045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE99CA
secondary
#E0E6D8
accent
#AA3B7B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083