#AE23AB#AE23AB

#AE23AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.222 H 329.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE23AB
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 171)
HSL	hsl(301, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(301, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 1.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.98, 67.87, -41.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.98, 79.41, 328.73°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% 0.1909 -0.1142)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.222 329.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.4071, 13.1430, 39.7189)
Luminance	0.1314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE23AB #23AE26

analogous

#6B23AE #AE23AB #AE2365

triadic

#AE23AB #ABAE23 #23ABAE

tetradic

#AE23AB #AE6B23 #23AE26 #2365AE

square

#AE23AB #AE6B23 #23AE26 #2365AE

split-complementary

#AE23AB #65AE23 #23AE6B

monochromatic

#480F47 #7B1979 #AE23AB #D737D3 #E16ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#AE23AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#AE23AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE23AB

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE23AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE23AB	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B43A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae23ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.222 329.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca70c4',
    500: '#ae23ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae23ab;
$custom-light: #ca70c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae23ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.295,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53807,
    "c": 0.22248,
    "h": 329.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE23AB

secondary

#66C768

accent

#E9423E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EDF8

border

#D2C8D1

text

#140913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE23AB

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

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