#AE9FCB#AE9FCB

#AE9FCB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.065 H 300.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE9FCB
RGB	rgb(174, 159, 203)
HSL	hsl(260, 30%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(260, 22%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 21.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.10, 14.16, -20.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.10, 24.92, 304.62°)
OKLab	oklab(73.04% 0.0328 -0.0559)
OKLCH	oklch(73.04% 0.065 300.4)
XYZ	xyz(40.6310, 38.1067, 61.7031)
Luminance	0.3811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE9FCB #BCCB9F

analogous

#9FA6CB #AE9FCB #C49FCB

triadic

#AE9FCB #CBAE9F #9FCBAE

tetradic

#AE9FCB #CB9FA6 #BCCB9F #9FCBC4

square

#AE9FCB #CB9FA6 #BCCB9F #9FCBC4

split-complementary

#AE9FCB #CBC49F #A6CB9F

monochromatic

#6C549B #8D77B5 #AE9FCB #CFC7E1 #EEEBF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#AE9FCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.62

#AE9FCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AE9FCB

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE9FCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE9FCB	1.00	2.44	8.62	8.62
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96A6CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#99A6CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9A5AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae9fcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 159, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.065 300.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6bbdb',
    500: '#ae9fcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae9fcb;
$custom-light: #c6bbdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae9fcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.455,
    "s": 29.73,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7304,
    "c": 0.06477,
    "h": 300.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.38107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE9FCB

secondary

#E5E9DD

accent

#A83D84

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FA

border

#D1D0D3

text

#131115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE9FCB

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

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