#AEABC6#AEABC6
#AEABC6 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.039 H 290.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEABC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 171, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 19%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 14%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.1%, 13.6%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.01, 6.43, -13.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.01, 14.81, 295.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.25% 0.0135 -0.0361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.25% 0.039 290.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2094, 42.2014, 59.3371) |
| Luminance | 0.4220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.06
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.16
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.33
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.78
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.95
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 11.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEABC6 #C3C6AB
analogous
#ABB5C6 #AEABC6 #BCABC6
triadic
#AEABC6 #C6AEAB #ABC6AE
tetradic
#AEABC6 #C6ABB5 #C3C6AB #ABC6BC
square
#AEABC6 #C6ABB5 #C3C6AB #ABC6BC
split-complementary
#AEABC6 #C6BCAB #B5C6AB
monochromatic
#696493 #8B87AD #AEABC6 #D1CFDF #EDEDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#AEABC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.44
#AEABC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEABC6
9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEABC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEABC6 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.44 | 9.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5AEC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ADC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9AFB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aeabc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 171, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.039 290.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c4d7',
500: '#aeabc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aeabc6; $custom-light: #c6c4d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aeabc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 171,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.667,
"s": 19.149,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75247,
"c": 0.03851,
"h": 290.5
},
"luminance": 0.42202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEABC6
secondary
#E8E9E2
accent
#9D4894
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FA
border
#D1D1D3
text
#131214
muted
#828183