#AE37C4#AE37C4

#AE37C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.222 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE37C4
RGB	rgb(174, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(291, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.2%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 65.93, -50.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 82.81, 322.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.86% 0.1726 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(56.86% 0.222 320.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.7844, 15.7181, 53.7316)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE37C4 #4DC437

analogous

#6837C4 #AE37C4 #C43794

triadic

#AE37C4 #C4AE37 #37C4AE

tetradic

#AE37C4 #C46837 #4DC437 #3794C4

square

#AE37C4 #C46837 #4DC437 #3794C4

split-complementary

#AE37C4 #94C437 #37C468

monochromatic

#591C64 #842A94 #AE37C4 #C265D4 #D594E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#AE37C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#AE37C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE37C4

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE37C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE37C4	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4773C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae37c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.222 320.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79d6',
    500: '#ae37c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae37c4;
$custom-light: #ca79d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae37c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.638,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56859,
    "c": 0.22242,
    "h": 320.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE37C4

secondary

#95CC8B

accent

#DF4860

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE37C4

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

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