#AE36C4#AE36C4

#AE36C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.224 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE36C4
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(291, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 66.29, -50.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 83.22, 322.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.77% 0.1736 -0.1408)
OKLCH	oklch(56.77% 0.224 320.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.7374, 15.6241, 53.7159)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE36C4 #4CC436

analogous

#6736C4 #AE36C4 #C43693

triadic

#AE36C4 #C4AE36 #36C4AE

tetradic

#AE36C4 #C46736 #4CC436 #3693C4

square

#AE36C4 #C46736 #4CC436 #3693C4

split-complementary

#AE36C4 #93C436 #36C467

monochromatic

#591C64 #832994 #AE36C4 #C363D4 #D593E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AE36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#AE36C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE36C4

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE36C4	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4672C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF517A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.224 320.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79d6',
    500: '#ae36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae36c4;
$custom-light: #ca79d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.704,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5677,
    "c": 0.22352,
    "h": 320.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE36C4

secondary

#94CC89

accent

#E0485F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE36C4

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

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