#AE37C2#AE37C2

#AE37C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.221 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE37C2
RGB	rgb(174, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(291, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 65.57, -49.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 81.94, 323.15°)
OKLab	oklab(56.74% 0.1727 -0.1374)
OKLCH	oklch(56.74% 0.221 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.5583, 15.6276, 52.5407)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE37C2 #4BC237

analogous

#6937C2 #AE37C2 #C23791

triadic

#AE37C2 #C2AE37 #37C2AE

tetradic

#AE37C2 #C26937 #4BC237 #3791C2

square

#AE37C2 #C26937 #4BC237 #3791C2

split-complementary

#AE37C2 #91C237 #37C269

monochromatic

#581C63 #832992 #AE37C2 #C363D3 #D593E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AE37C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#AE37C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE37C2

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE37C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE37C2	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4872BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B05179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae37c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.221 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79d5',
    500: '#ae37c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae37c2;
$custom-light: #ca79d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae37c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.367,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56735,
    "c": 0.22074,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE37C2

secondary

#93CB89

accent

#DF495E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE37C2

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

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