#AE36C6#AE36C6

#AE36C6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.225 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE36C6
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 198)
HSL	hsl(290, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 72.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 66.65, -51.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 84.09, 322.43°)
OKLab	oklab(56.9% 0.1734 -0.1436)
OKLCH	oklch(56.9% 0.225 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.9665, 15.7157, 54.9228)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE36C6 #4EC636

analogous

#6636C6 #AE36C6 #C63696

triadic

#AE36C6 #C6AE36 #36C6AE

tetradic

#AE36C6 #C66636 #4EC636 #3696C6

square

#AE36C6 #C66636 #4EC636 #3696C6

split-complementary

#AE36C6 #96C636 #36C666

monochromatic

#591C66 #842996 #AE36C6 #C264D5 #D594E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#AE36C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#AE36C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE36C6

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE36C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE36C6	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4473C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF527B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae36c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.225 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79d8',
    500: '#ae36c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae36c6;
$custom-light: #ca79d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae36c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56896,
    "c": 0.2252,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE36C6

secondary

#96CD8B

accent

#E04761

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE36C6

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

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