#AE23A3#AE23A3

#AE23A3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.217 H 331.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE23A3
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 163)
HSL	hsl(305, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(305, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 6.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.53, 66.64, -37.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.53, 76.30, 330.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.35% 0.191 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(53.35% 0.217 331.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.6675, 12.8472, 35.8238)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE23A3 #23AE2E

analogous

#7323AE #AE23A3 #AE235D

triadic

#AE23A3 #A3AE23 #23A3AE

tetradic

#AE23A3 #AE7323 #23AE2E #235DAE

square

#AE23A3 #AE7323 #23AE2E #235DAE

split-complementary

#AE23A3 #5DAE23 #23AE73

monochromatic

#480F44 #7B1973 #AE23A3 #D737CA #E16AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#AE23A3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AE23A3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE23A3

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE23A3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE23A3	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1458A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B53663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae23a3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.217 331.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca70bf',
    500: '#ae23a3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae23a3;
$custom-light: #ca70bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae23a3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.748,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53345,
    "c": 0.21674,
    "h": 331.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE23A3

secondary

#66C76D

accent

#E94C3E

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF7

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE23A3

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

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