#AE38AA#AE38AA

#AE38AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.200 H 329.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38AA
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(302, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(302, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 2.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 61.03, -37.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 71.37, 328.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% 0.1719 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.2 329.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.1252, 14.7312, 39.4898)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38AA #38AE3C

analogous

#7738AE #AE38AA #AE386F

triadic

#AE38AA #AAAE38 #38AAAE

tetradic

#AE38AA #AE7738 #38AE3C #386FAE

square

#AE38AA #AE7738 #38AE3C #386FAE

split-complementary

#AE38AA #6FAE38 #38AE77

monochromatic

#511A50 #80297D #AE38AA #CA59C6 #D988D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#AE38AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#AE38AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38AA

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38AA	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B61AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5871A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B4476D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.200 329.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79c4',
    500: '#ae38aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38aa;
$custom-light: #ca79c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.034,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55426,
    "c": 0.1999,
    "h": 329.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38AA

secondary

#7FC381

accent

#DB524D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A12

muted

#827C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38AA

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

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