#AE36C2#AE36C2

#AE36C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.222 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE36C2
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(291, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, 65.93, -49.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 82.35, 323.19°)
OKLab	oklab(56.65% 0.1737 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(56.65% 0.222 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.5113, 15.5336, 52.5250)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE36C2 #4AC236

analogous

#6836C2 #AE36C2 #C23690

triadic

#AE36C2 #C2AE36 #36C2AE

tetradic

#AE36C2 #C26836 #4AC236 #3690C2

square

#AE36C2 #C26836 #4AC236 #3690C2

split-complementary

#AE36C2 #90C236 #36C268

monochromatic

#581B62 #832992 #AE36C2 #C362D3 #D592E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AE36C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AE36C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE36C2

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE36C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE36C2	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4872BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B05079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae36c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.222 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79d5',
    500: '#ae36c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae36c2;
$custom-light: #ca79d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae36c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.429,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56645,
    "c": 0.22185,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE36C2

secondary

#92CC88

accent

#E0485E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE36C2

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

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