#AE37A7#AE37A7
#AE37A7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.199 H 330.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE37A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 55, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 68%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 4%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.97, 60.91, -35.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.97, 70.59, 329.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.17% 0.1728 -0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.17% 0.199 330.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7967, 14.5230, 37.9963) |
| Luminance | 0.1452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.32
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.08
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.64
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.30
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.95
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE37A7 #37AE3E
analogous
#7937AE #AE37A7 #AE376C
triadic
#AE37A7 #A7AE37 #37A7AE
tetradic
#AE37A7 #AE7937 #37AE3E #376CAE
square
#AE37A7 #AE7937 #37AE3E #376CAE
split-complementary
#AE37A7 #6CAE37 #37AE79
monochromatic
#511A4E #7F287A #AE37A7 #CA58C3 #D986D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#AE37A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#AE37A7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE37A7
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE37A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE37A7 | 1.00 | 5.38 | 3.90 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C60AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5970A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5456B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae37a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.199 330.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca78c1',
500: '#ae37a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae37a7; $custom-light: #ca78c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae37a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 55,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 303.529,
"s": 51.965,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55166,
"c": 0.19877,
"h": 330.4
},
"luminance": 0.14521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE37A7
secondary
#7EC382
accent
#DB554C
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EEF7
border
#D2C9D0
text
#140A12
muted
#827C81