#AE99DA#AE99DA
#AE99DA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.095 H 298.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE99DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 153, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 47%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 30%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.2%, 29.8%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.16, 20.87, -30.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.16, 36.75, 304.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.5% 0.0459 -0.0834) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.5% 0.095 298.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4989, 36.8429, 71.2412) |
| Luminance | 0.3684 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.45
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.29
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.35
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.66
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 7.09
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE99DA #C5DA99
analogous
#99A4DA #AE99DA #CF99DA
triadic
#AE99DA #DAAE99 #99DAAE
tetradic
#AE99DA #DA99A4 #C5DA99 #99DACF
square
#AE99DA #DA99A4 #C5DA99 #99DACF
split-complementary
#AE99DA #DACF99 #A4DA99
monochromatic
#6842B6 #8A6CCA #AE99DA #D2C6EA #EDE9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#AE99DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.37
#AE99DA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE99DA
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE99DA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE99DA | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.37 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8AA3DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EA3D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6A3B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae99da; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 153, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.095 298.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7b7e5',
500: '#ae99da',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae99da; $custom-light: #c7b7e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae99da",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 153,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.385,
"s": 46.763,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.725,
"c": 0.09517,
"h": 298.8
},
"luminance": 0.36843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE99DA
secondary
#E8EEDD
accent
#BA2C8C
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FC
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131116
muted
#828084