#AE23A2#AE23A2

#AE23A2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.216 H 332.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE23A2
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 162)
HSL	hsl(305, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(305, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 6.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 66.49, -36.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 75.92, 331.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% 0.191 -0.1009)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.216 332.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.5783, 12.8115, 35.3538)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE23A2 #23AE2F

analogous

#7423AE #AE23A2 #AE235C

triadic

#AE23A2 #A2AE23 #23A2AE

tetradic

#AE23A2 #AE7423 #23AE2F #235CAE

square

#AE23A2 #AE7423 #23AE2F #235CAE

split-complementary

#AE23A2 #5CAE23 #23AE74

monochromatic

#480F43 #7B1973 #AE23A2 #D737C9 #E16AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#AE23A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AE23A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE23A2

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE23A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE23A2	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1658A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546B9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B63562

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae23a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.216 332.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca70be',
    500: '#ae23a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae23a2;
$custom-light: #ca70be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae23a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.18,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53289,
    "c": 0.21603,
    "h": 332.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE23A2

secondary

#66C76E

accent

#E94D3E

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF7

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE23A2

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

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