#AE9AB0#AE9AB0
#AE9AB0 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.039 H 323.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE9AB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 154, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 12%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 13%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 12.5%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.94, 11.39, -8.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.94, 14.35, 322.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.07% 0.031 -0.0233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.07% 0.039 323.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8465, 35.2449, 45.9277) |
| Luminance | 0.3524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.52
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.66
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.49
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.67
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 9.20
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 10.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE9AB0 #9CB09A
analogous
#A39AB0 #AE9AB0 #B09AA7
triadic
#AE9AB0 #B0AE9A #9AB0AE
tetradic
#AE9AB0 #B0A39A #9CB09A #9AA7B0
square
#AE9AB0 #B0A39A #9CB09A #9AA7B0
split-complementary
#AE9AB0 #A7B09A #9AB0A3
monochromatic
#725B74 #927895 #AE9AB0 #CABCCB #E5DFE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#AE9AB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#AE9AB0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE9AB0
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE9AB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE9AB0 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989FB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA1AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF9CA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae9ab0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 154, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.039 323.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b7c7',
500: '#ae9ab0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae9ab0; $custom-light: #c6b7c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae9ab0",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 154,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.545,
"s": 12.222,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71071,
"c": 0.03879,
"h": 323.1
},
"luminance": 0.35244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE9AB0
secondary
#D0D7CF
accent
#964F56
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#131113
muted
#828082