#AE9ECD#AE9ECD

#AE9ECD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.069 H 300.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE9ECD
RGB	rgb(174, 158, 205)
HSL	hsl(260, 32%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(260, 23%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.92, 15.15, -21.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.92, 26.62, 304.69°)
OKLab	oklab(72.92% 0.0349 -0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(72.92% 0.069 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(40.6996, 37.8601, 62.9093)
Luminance	0.3786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE9ECD #BDCD9E

analogous

#9EA5CD #AE9ECD #C59ECD

triadic

#AE9ECD #CDAE9E #9ECDAE

tetradic

#AE9ECD #CD9EA5 #BDCD9E #9ECDC5

square

#AE9ECD #CD9EA5 #BDCD9E #9ECDC5

split-complementary

#AE9ECD #CDC59E #A5CD9E

monochromatic

#6C529F #8C76B8 #AE9ECD #D0C6E2 #EEEBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#AE9ECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.57

#AE9ECD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AE9ECD

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE9ECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE9ECD	1.00	2.45	8.57	8.57
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#95A5CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A5CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9A5AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae9ecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 158, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.069 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6badc',
    500: '#ae9ecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae9ecd;
$custom-light: #c6badc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae9ecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.426,
    "s": 31.973,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72923,
    "c": 0.06917,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.3786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE9ECD

secondary

#E5EADD

accent

#AB3B85

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FB

border

#D1D0D4

text

#131115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE9ECD

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

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