#AE35CE#AE35CE

#AE35CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.233 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE35CE
RGB	rgb(174, 53, 206)
HSL	hsl(287, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 74.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.98, 68.48, -55.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.98, 88.01, 321.08°)
OKLab	oklab(57.33% 0.1736 -0.1554)
OKLCH	oklch(57.33% 0.233 318.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.8677, 16.0025, 59.8961)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE35CE #55CE35

analogous

#6135CE #AE35CE #CE35A1

triadic

#AE35CE #CEAE35 #35CEAE

tetradic

#AE35CE #CE6135 #55CE35 #35A1CE

square

#AE35CE #CE6135 #55CE35 #35A1CE

split-complementary

#AE35CE #A1CE35 #35CE61

monochromatic

#5D1B6E #86279F #AE35CE #C266DA #D598E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#AE35CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#AE35CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE35CE

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE35CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE35CE	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)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C73CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae35ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 53, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.233 318.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79de',
    500: '#ae35ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae35ce;
$custom-light: #ca79de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae35ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.451,
    "s": 60.956,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57325,
    "c": 0.23299,
    "h": 318.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE35CE

secondary

#9CD18D

accent

#E44465

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE35CE

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

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