#AE36C3#AE36C3

#AE36C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.223 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE36C3
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 195)
HSL	hsl(291, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 72.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 66.11, -49.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 82.78, 322.99°)
OKLab	oklab(56.71% 0.1737 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(56.71% 0.223 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.6239, 15.5787, 53.1185)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE36C3 #4BC336

analogous

#6836C3 #AE36C3 #C33692

triadic

#AE36C3 #C3AE36 #36C3AE

tetradic

#AE36C3 #C36836 #4BC336 #3692C3

square

#AE36C3 #C36836 #4BC336 #3692C3

split-complementary

#AE36C3 #92C336 #36C368

monochromatic

#581B63 #832993 #AE36C3 #C363D4 #D592E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#AE36C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#AE36C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE36C3

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE36C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE36C3	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4772C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF517A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae36c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.223 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79d6',
    500: '#ae36c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae36c3;
$custom-light: #ca79d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae36c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.064,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56708,
    "c": 0.22269,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE36C3

secondary

#93CC89

accent

#E0485F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE36C3

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

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