#AE36BE#AE36BE

#AE36BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.219 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE36BE
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(293, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(293, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 65.21, -47.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 80.61, 323.99°)
OKLab	oklab(56.4% 0.1739 -0.1323)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.219 322.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.0681, 15.3563, 50.1909)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE36BE #46BE36

analogous

#6A36BE #AE36BE #BE368A

triadic

#AE36BE #BEAE36 #36BEAE

tetradic

#AE36BE #BE6A36 #46BE36 #368ABE

square

#AE36BE #BE6A36 #46BE36 #368ABE

split-complementary

#AE36BE #8ABE36 #36BE6A

monochromatic

#571B5F #82288E #AE36BE #C460D2 #D68FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AE36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AE36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE36BE

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE36BE	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B72BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B04E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.219 322.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca78d2',
    500: '#ae36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae36be;
$custom-light: #ca78d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.941,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56399,
    "c": 0.21854,
    "h": 322.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE36BE

secondary

#8ECA86

accent

#DF495A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE36BE

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

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