#AE23A0#AE23A0

#AE23A0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.215 H 332.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE23A0
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 160)
HSL	hsl(306, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(306, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 66.19, -35.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 75.16, 331.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% 0.191 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.215 332.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.4019, 12.7409, 34.4250)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE23A0 #23AE31

analogous

#7623AE #AE23A0 #AE235A

triadic

#AE23A0 #A0AE23 #23A0AE

tetradic

#AE23A0 #AE7623 #23AE31 #235AAE

square

#AE23A0 #AE7623 #23AE31 #235AAE

split-complementary

#AE23A0 #5AAE23 #23AE76

monochromatic

#480F42 #7B1971 #AE23A0 #D737C7 #E16AD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#AE23A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#AE23A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE23A0

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE23A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE23A0	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A58A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556B9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B63461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae23a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.215 332.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca70bc',
    500: '#ae23a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae23a0;
$custom-light: #ca70bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae23a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.043,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53178,
    "c": 0.21463,
    "h": 332.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE23A0

secondary

#66C770

accent

#E9503E

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE23A0

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

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