#AE36B2#AE36B2

#AE36B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.209 H 326.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE36B2
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 178)
HSL	hsl(298, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(298, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.2%, 69.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, 63.12, -41.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 75.51, 326.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.69% 0.1742 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(55.69% 0.209 326.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.8101, 14.8532, 43.5657)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE36B2 #3AB236

analogous

#7036B2 #AE36B2 #B23678

triadic

#AE36B2 #B2AE36 #36B2AE

tetradic

#AE36B2 #B27036 #3AB236 #3678B2

square

#AE36B2 #B27036 #3AB236 #3678B2

split-complementary

#AE36B2 #78B236 #36B270

monochromatic

#521A54 #802883 #AE36B2 #C959CD #D888DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#AE36B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#AE36B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE36B2

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE36B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE36B2	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D62B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5371AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B34970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae36b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.209 326.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca78c9',
    500: '#ae36b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae36b2;
$custom-light: #ca78c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae36b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.065,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55687,
    "c": 0.20871,
    "h": 326.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE36B2

secondary

#81C57F

accent

#DD4B50

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE36B2

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

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