#AE36F2#AE36F2

#AE36F2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.263 H 309.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE36F2
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 242)
HSL	hsl(278, 88%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(278, 78%, 95%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 77.7%, 0%, 5.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.55, 75.13, -71.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.55, 103.78, 316.38°)
OKLab	oklab(59.92% 0.1668 -0.2033)
OKLCH	oklch(59.92% 0.263 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(34.7985, 18.0485, 85.6377)
Luminance	0.1805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE36F2 #7AF236

analogous

#5036F2 #AE36F2 #F236D8

triadic

#AE36F2 #F2AE36 #36F2AE

tetradic

#AE36F2 #F25036 #7AF236 #36D8F2

square

#AE36F2 #F25036 #7AF236 #36D8F2

split-complementary

#AE36F2 #D8F236 #36F250

monochromatic

#6C0BA3 #920EDD #AE36F2 #C56FF6 #DCA9F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#AE36F2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#AE36F2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE36F2

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE36F2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE36F2	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071F7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0077EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A46694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae36f2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 242);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.263 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7bf7',
    500: '#ae36f2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae36f2;
$custom-light: #cc7bf7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae36f2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 242
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.298,
    "s": 87.85,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59917,
    "c": 0.26292,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE36F2

secondary

#B8E79C

accent

#FE2A77

background

#FDF8FF

surface

#FAEFFF

border

#D3CAD7

text

#140A17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE36F2

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

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