#AEA2CD#AEA2CD
#AEA2CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.063 H 297.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 162, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.1%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.93, 12.92, -20.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.93, 24.10, 302.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.71% 0.029 -0.0554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.71% 0.063 297.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3930, 39.2469, 63.1405) |
| Luminance | 0.3925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.70
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.89
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.90
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.82
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.13
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 9.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA2CD #C1CDA2
analogous
#A2ACCD #AEA2CD #C4A2CD
triadic
#AEA2CD #CDAEA2 #A2CDAE
tetradic
#AEA2CD #CDA2AC #C1CDA2 #A2CDC4
square
#AEA2CD #CDA2AC #C1CDA2 #A2CDC4
split-complementary
#AEA2CD #CDC4A2 #ACCDA2
monochromatic
#6A569F #8B7AB8 #AEA2CD #D1CAE2 #EEEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#AEA2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#AEA2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA2CD
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA2CD | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A8CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA8CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 162, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.063 297.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bddc',
500: '#aea2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea2cd; $custom-light: #c6bddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 162,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.744,
"s": 30.07,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73706,
"c": 0.06259,
"h": 297.6
},
"luminance": 0.39247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA2CD
secondary
#E8EBE0
accent
#A93D8B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183