#AEA1CA#AEA1CA
#AEA1CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.060 H 299.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA1CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 161, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 28%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 20%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 20.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.57, 12.82, -19.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.57, 23.12, 303.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.4% 0.0295 -0.0523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.4% 0.06 299.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8589, 38.7526, 61.1931) |
| Luminance | 0.3875 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.16
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.47
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.98
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.22
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.57
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA1CA #BDCAA1
analogous
#A1A8CA #AEA1CA #C2A1CA
triadic
#AEA1CA #CAAEA1 #A1CAAE
tetradic
#AEA1CA #CAA1A8 #BDCAA1 #A1CAC2
square
#AEA1CA #CAA1A8 #BDCAA1 #A1CAC2
split-complementary
#AEA1CA #CAC2A1 #A8CAA1
monochromatic
#6C579A #8C7AB4 #AEA1CA #D0C8E0 #EEEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#AEA1CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#AEA1CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA1CA
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA1CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA1CA | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A7CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA7C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea1ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 161, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.060 299.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bcda',
500: '#aea1ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea1ca; $custom-light: #c6bcda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea1ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 161,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.024,
"s": 27.891,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73395,
"c": 0.06008,
"h": 299.4
},
"luminance": 0.38753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA1CA
secondary
#E5E9DE
accent
#A73F86
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131214
muted
#828183