#AE36BD#AE36BD

#AE36BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.218 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE36BD
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(293, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(293, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.06, 65.03, -46.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.06, 80.18, 324.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.34% 0.174 -0.1309)
OKLCH	oklch(56.34% 0.218 323)
XYZ	xyz(27.9592, 15.3128, 49.6172)
Luminance	0.1531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE36BD #45BD36

analogous

#6A36BD #AE36BD #BD3689

triadic

#AE36BD #BDAE36 #36BDAE

tetradic

#AE36BD #BD6A36 #45BD36 #3689BD

square

#AE36BD #BD6A36 #45BD36 #3689BD

split-complementary

#AE36BD #89BD36 #36BD6A

monochromatic

#561B5E #82288D #AE36BD #C55FD1 #D68FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#AE36BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#AE36BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE36BD

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE36BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE36BD	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B72BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B14E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae36bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.218 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca78d1',
    500: '#ae36bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae36bd;
$custom-light: #ca78d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae36bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.333,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56338,
    "c": 0.2177,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.15311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE36BD

secondary

#8DC985

accent

#DF495A

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE36BD

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

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