#AE38AF#AE38AF

#AE38AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.204 H 327.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38AF
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(299, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(299, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.6%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.53, 61.87, -39.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.53, 73.42, 327.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.7% 0.1721 -0.1094)
OKLCH	oklch(55.7% 0.204 327.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.6072, 14.9240, 42.0283)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38AF #39AF38

analogous

#7338AF #AE38AF #AF3874

triadic

#AE38AF #AFAE38 #38AFAE

tetradic

#AE38AF #AF7338 #39AF38 #3874AF

square

#AE38AF #AF7338 #39AF38 #3874AF

split-complementary

#AE38AF #74AF38 #38AF73

monochromatic

#521A52 #802981 #AE38AF #C95ACA #D888D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#AE38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#AE38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38AF

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38AF	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2562B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5571AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B3496F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.204 327.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79c7',
    500: '#ae38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38af;
$custom-light: #ca79c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.496,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55704,
    "c": 0.20391,
    "h": 327.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38AF

secondary

#80C380

accent

#DB4D4E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38AF

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

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