#AE36BB#AE36BB

#AE36BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.216 H 323.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE36BB
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 187)
HSL	hsl(294, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(294, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 71.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 64.68, -45.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 79.32, 324.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.22% 0.174 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(56.22% 0.216 323.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.7436, 15.2265, 48.4818)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE36BB #43BB36

analogous

#6B36BB #AE36BB #BB3686

triadic

#AE36BB #BBAE36 #36BBAE

tetradic

#AE36BB #BB6B36 #43BB36 #3686BB

square

#AE36BB #BB6B36 #43BB36 #3686BB

split-complementary

#AE36BB #86BB36 #36BB6B

monochromatic

#561B5C #82288C #AE36BB #C55ED0 #D68DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#AE36BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AE36BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE36BB

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE36BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE36BB	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0564BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D72B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B14D75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae36bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.216 323.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca78d0',
    500: '#ae36bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae36bb;
$custom-light: #ca78d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae36bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.135,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56217,
    "c": 0.21605,
    "h": 323.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE36BB

secondary

#8BC984

accent

#DF4958

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE36BB

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

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