#AE9FAC#AE9FAC
#AE9FAC is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.025 H 330.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE9FAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 159, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 8%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 9%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 1.1%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.11, 7.84, -4.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.11, 9.17, 328.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.94% 0.0219 -0.0126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.94% 0.025 330.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2991, 36.7739, 44.1549) |
| Luminance | 0.3677 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 9.11
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.01
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 10.10
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.51
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.89
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE9FAC #9FAEA1
analogous
#A89FAE #AE9FAC #AE9FA4
triadic
#AE9FAC #ACAE9F #9FACAE
tetradic
#AE9FAC #AEA89F #9FAEA1 #9FA4AE
square
#AE9FAC #AEA89F #9FAEA1 #9FA4AE
split-complementary
#AE9FAC #A4AE9F #9FAEA8
monochromatic
#726070 #927E8F #AE9FAC #CAC0C9 #E6E1E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#AE9FAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#AE9FAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE9FAC
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE9FAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE9FAC | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA2AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A4AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFA0A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae9fac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 159, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.025 330.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bbc4',
500: '#ae9fac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae9fac; $custom-light: #c6bbc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae9fac",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 159,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308,
"s": 8.475,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71941,
"c": 0.02523,
"h": 330.1
},
"luminance": 0.36774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE9FAC
secondary
#D2D7D3
accent
#925C53
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#131112
muted
#828081