#AE9BDA#AE9BDA

#AE9BDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.092 H 297.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE9BDA
RGB	rgb(174, 155, 218)
HSL	hsl(258, 46%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(258, 29%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 28.9%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.65, 19.75, -29.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.65, 35.49, 303.81°)
OKLab	oklab(72.88% 0.0431 -0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(72.88% 0.092 297.9)
XYZ	xyz(41.8290, 37.5031, 71.3512)
Luminance	0.3750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE9BDA #C7DA9B

analogous

#9BA7DA #AE9BDA #CD9BDA

triadic

#AE9BDA #DAAE9B #9BDAAE

tetradic

#AE9BDA #DA9BA7 #C7DA9B #9BDACD

square

#AE9BDA #DA9BA7 #C7DA9B #9BDACD

split-complementary

#AE9BDA #DACD9B #A7DA9B

monochromatic

#6644B7 #8A6EC9 #AE9BDA #D2C8EB #EDE9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#AE9BDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.50

#AE9BDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AE9BDA

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE9BDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE9BDA	1.00	2.47	8.50	8.50
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8DA5DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90A4D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6A5B1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae9bda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 155, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.092 297.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c7b8e5',
    500: '#ae9bda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae9bda;
$custom-light: #c7b8e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae9bda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.095,
    "s": 45.985,
    "l": 73.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72879,
    "c": 0.09191,
    "h": 297.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.37503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE9BDA

secondary

#E9EEDD

accent

#B92C8F

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F8F6FC

border

#D1D0D5

text

#131115

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE9BDA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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