#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
RGB	rgb(174, 55, 195)
HSL	hsl(291, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 71.8%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 65.75, -49.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 82.38, 322.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.8% 0.1727 -0.1388)
OKLCH	oklch(56.8% 0.222 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.6710, 15.6727, 53.1341)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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
##AE37C3	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #AE37C3

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

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