#AE37BD#AE37BD

#AE37BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.217 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE37BD
RGB	rgb(174, 55, 189)
HSL	hsl(293, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(293, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.19, 64.67, -46.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.19, 79.77, 324.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.43% 0.173 -0.1303)
OKLCH	oklch(56.43% 0.217 323)
XYZ	xyz(28.0062, 15.4068, 49.6329)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE37BD #46BD37

analogous

#6B37BD #AE37BD #BD3789

triadic

#AE37BD #BDAE37 #37BDAE

tetradic

#AE37BD #BD6B37 #46BD37 #3789BD

square

#AE37BD #BD6B37 #46BD37 #3789BD

split-complementary

#AE37BD #89BD37 #37BD6B

monochromatic

#571B5E #82298E #AE37BD #C460D1 #D690DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#AE37BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#AE37BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE37BD

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE37BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE37BD	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0165C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C72BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B14F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae37bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.217 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79d1',
    500: '#ae37bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae37bd;
$custom-light: #ca79d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae37bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.284,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56429,
    "c": 0.21657,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.15405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE37BD

secondary

#8EC986

accent

#DE4A5A

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE37BD

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

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