#AE36AC#AE36AC

#AE36AC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.204 H 328.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE36AC
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 172)
HSL	hsl(301, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(301, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 1.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.11, 62.10, -38.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.11, 73.04, 328.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.1741 -0.1062)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.204 328.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.2208, 14.6174, 40.4621)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE36AC #36AE38

analogous

#7436AE #AE36AC #AE3670

triadic

#AE36AC #ACAE36 #36ACAE

tetradic

#AE36AC #AE7436 #36AE38 #3670AE

square

#AE36AC #AE7436 #36AE38 #3670AE

split-complementary

#AE36AC #70AE36 #36AE74

monochromatic

#511950 #7F287E #AE36AC #CB56C9 #D985D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#AE36AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#AE36AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE36AC

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE36AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE36AC	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2561AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5670A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B4466D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae36ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.204 328.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca78c5',
    500: '#ae36ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae36ac;
$custom-light: #ca78c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae36ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55346,
    "c": 0.20392,
    "h": 328.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE36AC

secondary

#7DC37E

accent

#DC4E4C

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE36AC

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

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