#AE16CD#AE16CD

#AE16CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.256 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE16CD
RGB	rgb(174, 22, 205)
HSL	hsl(290, 81%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(290, 89%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 89.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.21, 76.17, -59.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.21, 96.46, 322.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.1942 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.256 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.7605, 13.9818, 58.9296)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE16CD #35CD16

analogous

#5316CD #AE16CD #CD1691

triadic

#AE16CD #CDAE16 #16CDAE

tetradic

#AE16CD #CD5316 #35CD16 #1691CD

square

#AE16CD #CD5316 #35CD16 #1691CD

split-complementary

#AE16CD #91CD16 #16CD53

monochromatic

#500A5E #7F1096 #AE16CD #CB37EA #DA6EEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#AE16CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#AE16CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE16CD

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE16CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE16CD	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE487A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae16cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 22, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.256 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6edd',
    500: '#ae16cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae16cd;
$custom-light: #cb6edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae16cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.836,
    "s": 80.617,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55356,
    "c": 0.25591,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE16CD

secondary

#7CD569

accent

#F73152

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEDFB

border

#D3C8D4

text

#140915

muted

#837B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE16CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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