#AE35C6#AE35C6

#AE35C6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.226 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE35C6
RGB	rgb(174, 53, 198)
HSL	hsl(290, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 73.2%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 67.00, -51.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 84.49, 322.47°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% 0.1744 -0.1442)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.226 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.9205, 15.6236, 54.9074)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE35C6 #4DC635

analogous

#6635C6 #AE35C6 #C63596

triadic

#AE35C6 #C6AE35 #35C6AE

tetradic

#AE35C6 #C66635 #4DC635 #3596C6

square

#AE35C6 #C66635 #4DC635 #3596C6

split-complementary

#AE35C6 #96C635 #35C666

monochromatic

#591B65 #842896 #AE35C6 #C263D5 #D593E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AE35C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#AE35C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE35C6

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE35C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE35C6	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4472C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF517B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae35c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 53, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.226 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca78d8',
    500: '#ae35c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae35c6;
$custom-light: #ca78d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae35c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.069,
    "s": 57.769,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56809,
    "c": 0.22628,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE35C6

secondary

#95CD8A

accent

#E14760

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE35C6

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

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