#AEA2BC#AEA2BC
#AEA2BC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.039 H 306.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 162, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 16%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 14%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 13.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.37, 9.33, -11.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.37, 15.03, 308.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.08% 0.0232 -0.0317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.08% 0.039 306.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4514, 38.4703, 52.9143) |
| Luminance | 0.3847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.12
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.60
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.73
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.35
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.39
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 11.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA2BC #B0BCA2
analogous
#A2A3BC #AEA2BC #BBA2BC
triadic
#AEA2BC #BCAEA2 #A2BCAE
tetradic
#AEA2BC #BCA2A3 #B0BCA2 #A2BCBB
square
#AEA2BC #BCA2A3 #B0BCA2 #A2BCBB
split-complementary
#AEA2BC #BCBBA2 #A3BCA2
monochromatic
#705F84 #8F7EA2 #AEA2BC #CDC6D6 #ECE9EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#AEA2BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#AEA2BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA2BC
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA2BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA2BC | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA6BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A7BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACA5AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea2bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 162, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.039 306.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bdd0',
500: '#aea2bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea2bc; $custom-light: #c6bdd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea2bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 162,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.692,
"s": 16.25,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73082,
"c": 0.0393,
"h": 306.2
},
"luminance": 0.3847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA2BC
secondary
#DDE1D9
accent
#9A4B76
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131214
muted
#828182