#AE36D0#AE36D0

#AE36D0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.234 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE36D0
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 208)
HSL	hsl(287, 62%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 74%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 68.50, -56.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 88.51, 320.71°)
OKLab	oklab(57.54% 0.1725 -0.1576)
OKLCH	oklch(57.54% 0.234 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.1582, 16.1924, 61.1991)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE36D0 #58D036

analogous

#6136D0 #AE36D0 #D036A5

triadic

#AE36D0 #D0AE36 #36D0AE

tetradic

#AE36D0 #D06136 #58D036 #36A5D0

square

#AE36D0 #D06136 #58D036 #36A5D0

split-complementary

#AE36D0 #A5D036 #36D061

monochromatic

#5E1A71 #8726A3 #AE36D0 #C268DC #D699E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#AE36D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#AE36D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE36D0

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE36D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE36D0	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B74CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae36d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.234 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79df',
    500: '#ae36d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae36d0;
$custom-light: #ca79df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae36d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.753,
    "s": 62.097,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57541,
    "c": 0.23366,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE36D0

secondary

#9ED38F

accent

#E54367

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE36D0

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

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