#AE9CCC#AE9CCC

#AE9CCC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.071 H 301.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE9CCC
RGB	rgb(174, 156, 204)
HSL	hsl(263, 32%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(263, 24%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 23.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.38, 16.06, -22.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.38, 27.36, 305.92°)
OKLab	oklab(72.5% 0.0375 -0.0605)
OKLCH	oklch(72.5% 0.071 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(40.2409, 37.1352, 62.1629)
Luminance	0.3714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE9CCC #BACC9C

analogous

#9CA2CC #AE9CCC #C69CCC

triadic

#AE9CCC #CCAE9C #9CCCAE

tetradic

#AE9CCC #CC9CA2 #BACC9C #9CCCC6

square

#AE9CCC #CC9CA2 #BACC9C #9CCCC6

split-complementary

#AE9CCC #CCC69C #A2CC9C

monochromatic

#6D519D #8D74B7 #AE9CCC #CFC4E1 #EEEBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49

#AE9CCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.43

#AE9CCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AE9CCC

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE9CCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE9CCC	1.00	2.49	8.43	8.43
#FFFFFF	2.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93A4CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A4CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9A3AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae9ccc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 156, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.071 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6b9db',
    500: '#ae9ccc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae9ccc;
$custom-light: #c6b9db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae9ccc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 32,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72495,
    "c": 0.07116,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.37135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE9CCC

secondary

#E4E8DB

accent

#AB3B81

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FB

border

#D1D0D4

text

#131115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE9CCC

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

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