#AEABCB#AEABCB
#AEABCB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.046 H 289.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEABCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 171, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 24%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 16%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.3%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.17, 7.49, -15.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.17, 17.54, 295.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.43% 0.0153 -0.043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.43% 0.046 289.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7956, 42.4359, 62.4246) |
| Luminance | 0.4244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.60
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.71
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.19
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.28
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.52
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 11.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEABCB #C8CBAB
analogous
#ABB8CB #AEABCB #BEABCB
triadic
#AEABCB #CBAEAB #ABCBAE
tetradic
#AEABCB #CBABB8 #C8CBAB #ABCBBE
square
#AEABCB #CBABB8 #C8CBAB #ABCBBE
split-complementary
#AEABCB #CBBEAB #B8CBAB
monochromatic
#66609B #8A85B4 #AEABCB #D2D1E2 #EDECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#AEABCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#AEABCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEABCB
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEABCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEABCB | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4AFCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AECA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8B0B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aeabcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 171, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.046 289.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c4da',
500: '#aeabcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aeabcb; $custom-light: #c6c4da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aeabcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 171,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.625,
"s": 23.529,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75426,
"c": 0.04562,
"h": 289.6
},
"luminance": 0.42436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEABCB
secondary
#E9EAE1
accent
#A24499
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FA
border
#D1D1D3
text
#131215
muted
#828183