#AE36CD#AE36CD

#AE36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.231 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE36CD
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(288, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.03, 67.94, -54.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.03, 87.18, 321.20°)
OKLab	oklab(57.35% 0.1728 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(57.35% 0.231 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.7927, 16.0462, 59.2737)
Luminance	0.1605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE36CD #55CD36

analogous

#6236CD #AE36CD #CD36A0

triadic

#AE36CD #CDAE36 #36CDAE

tetradic

#AE36CD #CD6236 #55CD36 #36A0CD

square

#AE36CD #CD6236 #55CD36 #36A0CD

split-complementary

#AE36CD #A0CD36 #36CD62

monochromatic

#5D1B6D #86279E #AE36CD #C267D9 #D598E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#AE36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#AE36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE36CD

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE36CD	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E73CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD557F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.231 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79dd',
    500: '#ae36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae36cd;
$custom-light: #ca79dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.682,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57345,
    "c": 0.23111,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE36CD

secondary

#9CD18E

accent

#E34465

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE36CD

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

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