#AEA2BD#AEA2BD
#AEA2BD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.041 H 305.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA2BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 162, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 17%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 14%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 14.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.40, 9.53, -12.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.40, 15.55, 307.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.12% 0.0236 -0.0331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.12% 0.041 305.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5595, 38.5135, 53.4840) |
| Luminance | 0.3851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.99
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.40
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.61
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.28
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.30
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 11.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA2BD #B1BDA2
analogous
#A2A4BD #AEA2BD #BCA2BD
triadic
#AEA2BD #BDAEA2 #A2BDAE
tetradic
#AEA2BD #BDA2A4 #B1BDA2 #A2BDBC
square
#AEA2BD #BDA2A4 #B1BDA2 #A2BDBC
split-complementary
#AEA2BD #BDBCA2 #A4BDA2
monochromatic
#705F86 #8F7EA4 #AEA2BD #CDC6D6 #ECEAF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#AEA2BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#AEA2BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA2BD
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA2BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA2BD | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA6BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A7BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACA5AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea2bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 162, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.041 305.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bdd0',
500: '#aea2bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea2bd; $custom-light: #c6bdd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea2bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 162,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.667,
"s": 16.981,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73117,
"c": 0.04065,
"h": 305.5
},
"luminance": 0.38513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA2BD
secondary
#DEE1D9
accent
#9B4A77
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131214
muted
#828182