#AE99CF#AE99CF
#AE99CF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.080 H 302.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE99CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 153, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 36%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 26%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.9%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.74, 18.40, -24.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.74, 30.88, 306.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.04% 0.0428 -0.0679) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.04% 0.08 302.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1070, 36.2861, 63.9104) |
| Luminance | 0.3629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.36
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.42
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.71
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.96
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.33
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE99CF #BACF99
analogous
#999FCF #AE99CF #C999CF
triadic
#AE99CF #CFAE99 #99CFAE
tetradic
#AE99CF #CF999F #BACF99 #99CFC9
square
#AE99CF #CF999F #BACF99 #99CFC9
split-complementary
#AE99CF #CFC999 #9FCF99
monochromatic
#6D4CA2 #8D6FBB #AE99CF #CFC3E3 #EEEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#AE99CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#AE99CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE99CF
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE99CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE99CF | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA2D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A2CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae99cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 153, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.080 302.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b7dd',
500: '#ae99cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae99cf; $custom-light: #c6b7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae99cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 153,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.333,
"s": 36,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72037,
"c": 0.08027,
"h": 302.2
},
"luminance": 0.36286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE99CF
secondary
#E4E9DB
accent
#AF3780
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083