#AEA4CD#AEA4CD
#AEA4CD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.059 H 296.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 164, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 29%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.1%, 20%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, 11.80, -19.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 22.86, 301.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.1% 0.0261 -0.0533) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.1% 0.059 296.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7481, 39.9572, 63.2588) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.37
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.26
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.68
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.35
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.40
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 10.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA4CD #C3CDA4
analogous
#A4AFCD #AEA4CD #C3A4CD
triadic
#AEA4CD #CDAEA4 #A4CDAE
tetradic
#AEA4CD #CDA4AF #C3CDA4 #A4CDC3
square
#AEA4CD #CDA4AF #C3CDA4 #A4CDC3
split-complementary
#AEA4CD #CDC3A4 #AFCDA4
monochromatic
#69579F #8B7DB7 #AEA4CD #D1CBE3 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#AEA4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#AEA4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA4CD
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA4CD | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA9CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8AAB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 164, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.059 296.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bfdc',
500: '#aea4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea4cd; $custom-light: #c6bfdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 164,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.634,
"s": 29.078,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74101,
"c": 0.05935,
"h": 296.1
},
"luminance": 0.39957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA4CD
secondary
#E8EBE0
accent
#A83E8E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183