#AE36CF#AE36CF

#AE36CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.233 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE36CF
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 207)
HSL	hsl(287, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 73.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, 68.32, -55.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 88.06, 320.87°)
OKLab	oklab(57.48% 0.1726 -0.1562)
OKLCH	oklch(57.48% 0.233 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.0356, 16.1433, 60.5532)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE36CF #57CF36

analogous

#6136CF #AE36CF #CF36A3

triadic

#AE36CF #CFAE36 #36CFAE

tetradic

#AE36CF #CF6136 #57CF36 #36A3CF

square

#AE36CF #CF6136 #57CF36 #36A3CF

split-complementary

#AE36CF #A3CF36 #36CF61

monochromatic

#5E1B70 #8727A1 #AE36CF #C267DB #D699E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#AE36CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#AE36CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE36CF

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE36CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE36CF	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C73CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae36cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.233 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79de',
    500: '#ae36cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae36cf;
$custom-light: #ca79de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae36cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.059,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57476,
    "c": 0.23281,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE36CF

secondary

#9DD28F

accent

#E54366

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE36CF

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

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