#AEA2CC#AEA2CC
#AEA2CC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.061 H 298.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA2CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 162, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 29%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.7%, 20.6%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.89, 12.70, -19.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.89, 23.57, 302.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.67% 0.0287 -0.054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.67% 0.061 298) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2727, 39.1988, 62.5068) |
| Luminance | 0.3920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.95
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.80
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.05
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.03
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.33
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 9.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA2CC #C0CCA2
analogous
#A2ABCC #AEA2CC #C3A2CC
triadic
#AEA2CC #CCAEA2 #A2CCAE
tetradic
#AEA2CC #CCA2AB #C0CCA2 #A2CCC3
square
#AEA2CC #CCA2AB #C0CCA2 #A2CCC3
split-complementary
#AEA2CC #CCC3A2 #ABCCA2
monochromatic
#6B569D #8C7AB6 #AEA2CC #D0CAE2 #EEEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#AEA2CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#AEA2CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA2CC
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA2CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA2CC | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA8CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA8CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea2cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 162, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.061 298.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bddb',
500: '#aea2cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea2cc; $custom-light: #c6bddb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea2cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 162,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.143,
"s": 29.167,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73668,
"c": 0.0612,
"h": 298
},
"luminance": 0.39199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA2CC
secondary
#E7EAE0
accent
#A83E89
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183