#AFA0E2#AFA0E2
#AFA0E2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.095 H 294.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA0E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 160, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 53%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 29%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.6%, 29.2%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.29, 19.09, -31.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.29, 36.72, 301.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.26% 0.0393 -0.0865) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.26% 0.095 294.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9743, 39.7461, 77.2918) |
| Luminance | 0.3975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.38
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.57
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.31
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.43
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.73
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA0E2 #D3E2A0
analogous
#A0B2E2 #AFA0E2 #D0A0E2
triadic
#AFA0E2 #E2AFA0 #A0E2AF
tetradic
#AFA0E2 #E2A0B2 #D3E2A0 #A0E2D0
square
#AFA0E2 #E2A0B2 #D3E2A0 #A0E2D0
split-complementary
#AFA0E2 #E2D0A0 #B2E2A0
monochromatic
#6042C5 #8871D4 #AFA0E2 #D6CFF0 #EBE8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#AFA0E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#AFA0E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA0E2
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA0E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA0E2 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90AAE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A8E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5ABB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa0e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 160, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.095 294.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bceb',
500: '#afa0e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa0e2; $custom-light: #c8bceb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa0e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 160,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.636,
"s": 53.226,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7426,
"c": 0.09504,
"h": 294.4
},
"luminance": 0.39747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA0E2
secondary
#EBEFDC
accent
#C1259D
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131216
muted
#828184