#AE28E2#AE28E2
#AE28E2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.261 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE28E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 40, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 76%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 82%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 82.3%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.99, 76.13, -66.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.99, 101.23, 318.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.76% 0.1801 -0.1889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.76% 0.261 313.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9394, 16.0083, 73.3442) |
| Luminance | 0.1601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 2.59
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 3.45
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 3.81
Bright Purple
#BE03FD
ΔE00 3.82
Neon Purple
#BC13FE
ΔE00 3.92
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE28E2 #5CE228
analogous
#5128E2 #AE28E2 #E228B9
triadic
#AE28E2 #E2AE28 #28E2AE
tetradic
#AE28E2 #E25128 #5CE228 #28B9E2
square
#AE28E2 #E25128 #5CE228 #28B9E2
split-complementary
#AE28E2 #B9E228 #28E251
monochromatic
#60117F #8918B4 #AE28E2 #C25EE9 #D794F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#AE28E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#AE28E2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE28E2
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE28E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE28E2 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0069E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0172DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A85988
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae28e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.261 313.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc74ec',
500: '#ae28e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae28e2; $custom-light: #cc74ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae28e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 40,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.226,
"s": 76.23,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57759,
"c": 0.261,
"h": 313.6
},
"luminance": 0.16007
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE28E2
secondary
#A1DC8A
accent
#F3356A
background
#FDF7FE
surface
#FAEEFD
border
#D3C9D5
text
#140916
muted
#837B84