#AEA2C2#AEA2C2
#AEA2C2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.047 H 302.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA2C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 162, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 21%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 16%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.3%, 16.5%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.56, 10.57, -14.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.56, 18.20, 305.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.3% 0.0253 -0.0401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.3% 0.047 302.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1116, 38.7344, 56.3918) |
| Luminance | 0.3873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.57
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.80
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.83
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.90
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.06
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA2C2 #B6C2A2
analogous
#A2A6C2 #AEA2C2 #BEA2C2
triadic
#AEA2C2 #C2AEA2 #A2C2AE
tetradic
#AEA2C2 #C2A2A6 #B6C2A2 #A2C2BE
square
#AEA2C2 #C2A2A6 #B6C2A2 #A2C2BE
split-complementary
#AEA2C2 #C2BEA2 #A6C2A2
monochromatic
#6F5D8D #8E7DAA #AEA2C2 #CEC7DA #EEECF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#AEA2C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#AEA2C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA2C2
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA2C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA2C2 | 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)
#9CA7C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA7C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABA6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea2c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 162, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.047 302.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bdd4',
500: '#aea2c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea2c2; $custom-light: #c6bdd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea2c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 162,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.5,
"s": 20.779,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73295,
"c": 0.04741,
"h": 302.3
},
"luminance": 0.38734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA2C2
secondary
#E1E4DB
accent
#9F467E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131214
muted
#828183