#AEA8DB#AEA8DB
#AEA8DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.073 H 289.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA8DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 168, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 41%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 23%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 23.3%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.95, 12.70, -24.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.95, 28.02, 296.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.44% 0.0248 -0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.44% 0.073 289.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2414, 42.1179, 72.8028) |
| Luminance | 0.4212 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.57
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.62
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.16
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.18
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 8.60
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA8DB #D5DBA8
analogous
#A8BBDB #AEA8DB #C7A8DB
triadic
#AEA8DB #DBAEA8 #A8DBAE
tetradic
#AEA8DB #DBA8BB #D5DBA8 #A8DBC7
square
#AEA8DB #DBA8BB #D5DBA8 #A8DBC7
split-complementary
#AEA8DB #DBC7A8 #BBDBA8
monochromatic
#5D51B7 #867DC9 #AEA8DB #D6D3ED #EBE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#AEA8DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.42
#AEA8DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA8DB
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA8DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA8DB | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAFDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CADDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5B0B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea8db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 168, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.073 289.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c1e6',
500: '#aea8db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea8db; $custom-light: #c6c1e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea8db",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 168,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.059,
"s": 41.463,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75438,
"c": 0.07283,
"h": 289.9
},
"luminance": 0.42118
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA8DB
secondary
#EBEDDE
accent
#B531A5
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F7FC
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131216
muted
#828184