#AEA3CA#AEA3CA
#AEA3CA is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.057 H 297.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA3CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 163, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 27%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 19%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 19.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.08, 11.71, -18.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.08, 21.86, 302.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.79% 0.0266 -0.0502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.79% 0.057 297.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2112, 39.4572, 61.3105) |
| Luminance | 0.3946 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.80
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.86
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.77
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.75
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.92
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA3CA #BFCAA3
analogous
#A3ACCA #AEA3CA #C2A3CA
triadic
#AEA3CA #CAAEA3 #A3CAAE
tetradic
#AEA3CA #CAA3AC #BFCAA3 #A3CAC2
square
#AEA3CA #CAA3AC #BFCAA3 #A3CAC2
split-complementary
#AEA3CA #CAC2A3 #ACCAA3
monochromatic
#6B599A #8C7CB4 #AEA3CA #D0CAE0 #EEECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#AEA3CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.89
#AEA3CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA3CA
8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA3CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA3CA | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.89 | 8.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA9CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA8C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A9B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea3ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 163, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.057 297.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6beda',
500: '#aea3ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea3ca; $custom-light: #c6beda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea3ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 163,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.923,
"s": 26.897,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7379,
"c": 0.05678,
"h": 297.9
},
"luminance": 0.39457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA3CA
secondary
#E7E9DF
accent
#A54089
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131214
muted
#828183