#AE38B2#AE38B2

#AE38B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.206 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38B2
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(298, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(298, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.2%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 62.38, -41.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 74.67, 326.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.87% 0.1721 -0.1138)
OKLCH	oklch(55.87% 0.206 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.9051, 15.0432, 43.5974)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38B2 #3CB238

analogous

#7138B2 #AE38B2 #B23879

triadic

#AE38B2 #B2AE38 #38B2AE

tetradic

#AE38B2 #B27138 #3CB238 #3879B2

square

#AE38B2 #B27138 #3CB238 #3879B2

split-complementary

#AE38B2 #79B238 #38B271

monochromatic

#531B55 #802983 #AE38B2 #C85CCC #D88ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#AE38B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AE38B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38B2

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38B2	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2163B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5471AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B34A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.206 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79c9',
    500: '#ae38b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38b2;
$custom-light: #ca79c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.033,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55874,
    "c": 0.20634,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38B2

secondary

#83C581

accent

#DC4C51

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38B2

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

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