#AE37C3#AE37C3

#AE37C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.222 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE37C3
RGBrgb(174, 55, 195)
HSLhsl(291, 56%, 49%)
HSVhsv(291, 72%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(10.8%, 71.8%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LABlab(46.54, 65.75, -49.63)
CIE-LCHlch(46.54, 82.38, 322.96°)
OKLaboklab(56.8% 0.1727 -0.1388)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.222 321.2)
XYZxyz(28.6710, 15.6727, 53.1341)
Luminance0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE37C3 #4CC337
analogous
#6837C3 #AE37C3 #C33792
triadic
#AE37C3 #C3AE37 #37C3AE
tetradic
#AE37C3 #C36837 #4CC337 #3792C3
square
#AE37C3 #C36837 #4CC337 #3792C3
split-complementary
#AE37C3 #92C337 #37C368
monochromatic
#591C64 #832A93 #AE37C3 #C364D3 #D594E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08
#AE37C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13
#AE37C3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE37C3
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE37C3#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE37C31.005.084.135.08
#FFFFFF5.081.0021.001.00
#0000004.1321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.081.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0066C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4873C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF517A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae37c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.222 321.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79d6',
    500: '#ae37c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae37c3;
$custom-light: #ca79d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae37c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56797,
    "c": 0.22159,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE37C3
secondary
#94CC8A
accent
#DF495F
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F9EEFA
border
#D2C9D3
text
#140A14
muted
#827C83

Preview Lab

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#AE37C3 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva