#AE38AE#AE38AE

#AE38AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.203 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38AE
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(300, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(300, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.48, 61.70, -39.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.48, 73.01, 327.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.172 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.203 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.5094, 14.8848, 41.5130)
Luminance	0.1488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38AE #38AE38

analogous

#7338AE #AE38AE #AE3873

triadic

#AE38AE #AEAE38 #38AEAE

tetradic

#AE38AE #AE7338 #38AE38 #3873AE

square

#AE38AE #AE7338 #38AE38 #3873AE

split-complementary

#AE38AE #73AE38 #38AE73

monochromatic

#511A51 #802980 #AE38AE #CA59CA #D988D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#AE38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#AE38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38AE

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38AE	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2662B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5671AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B3496F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.203 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79c6',
    500: '#ae38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38ae;
$custom-light: #ca79c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55648,
    "c": 0.2031,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38AE

secondary

#7FC37F

accent

#DB4D4D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38AE

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

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