#AEABC5#AEABC5
#AEABC5 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.037 H 290.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEABC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 171, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 18%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 13%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.7%, 13.2%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.98, 6.22, -12.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.98, 14.27, 295.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.21% 0.0132 -0.0347) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.21% 0.037 290.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0944, 42.1555, 58.7316) |
| Luminance | 0.4216 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.03
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.17
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.37
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 11.01
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.07
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 11.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEABC5 #C2C5AB
analogous
#ABB5C5 #AEABC5 #BBABC5
triadic
#AEABC5 #C5AEAB #ABC5AE
tetradic
#AEABC5 #C5ABB5 #C2C5AB #ABC5BB
square
#AEABC5 #C5ABB5 #C2C5AB #ABC5BB
split-complementary
#AEABC5 #C5BBAB #B5C5AB
monochromatic
#6A6491 #8B87AC #AEABC5 #D1CFDE #EEEDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#AEABC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#AEABC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEABC5
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEABC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEABC5 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.43 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5AEC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ADC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AAAFB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aeabc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 171, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.037 290.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c4d6',
500: '#aeabc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aeabc5; $custom-light: #c6c4d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aeabc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 171,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.923,
"s": 18.31,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75212,
"c": 0.03709,
"h": 290.8
},
"luminance": 0.42156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEABC5
secondary
#E8E9E2
accent
#9D4993
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FA
border
#D1D1D3
text
#131214
muted
#828183