#AE9DEB#AE9DEB
#AE9DEB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.112 H 293.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE9DEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 157, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 66%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 33%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26%, 33.2%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.83, 22.61, -37.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.83, 43.37, 301.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.01% 0.0446 -0.1027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.01% 0.112 293.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5043, 39.1102, 83.7855) |
| Luminance | 0.3911 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.15
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.54
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.78
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.18
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.39
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE9DEB #DAEB9D
analogous
#9DB3EB #AE9DEB #D59DEB
triadic
#AE9DEB #EBAE9D #9DEBAE
tetradic
#AE9DEB #EB9DB3 #DAEB9D #9DEBD5
square
#AE9DEB #EB9DB3 #DAEB9D #9DEBD5
split-complementary
#AE9DEB #EBD59D #B3EB9D
monochromatic
#5A37D6 #846AE1 #AE9DEB #D8D0F5 #EAE6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#AE9DEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#AE9DEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE9DEB
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE9DEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE9DEB | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89A9EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA7E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1AAB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae9deb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 157, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.112 293.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7baf1',
500: '#ae9deb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae9deb; $custom-light: #c7baf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae9deb",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 157,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.077,
"s": 66.102,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74009,
"c": 0.112,
"h": 293.5
},
"luminance": 0.39111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE9DEB
secondary
#ECF1DA
accent
#CE18A6
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131117
muted
#828085