#AE38B3#AE38B3

#AE38B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.207 H 326.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38B3
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 179)
HSL	hsl(298, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(298, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 68.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 62.55, -41.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 75.09, 326.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.93% 0.1721 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(55.93% 0.207 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.0059, 15.0835, 44.1281)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38B3 #3DB338

analogous

#7038B3 #AE38B3 #B3387A

triadic

#AE38B3 #B3AE38 #38B3AE

tetradic

#AE38B3 #B37038 #3DB338 #387AB3

square

#AE38B3 #B37038 #3DB338 #387AB3

split-complementary

#AE38B3 #7AB338 #38B370

monochromatic

#531B56 #812984 #AE38B3 #C85CCC #D78BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AE38B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#AE38B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38B3

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38B3	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F63B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5371B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B24B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.207 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79ca',
    500: '#ae38b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38b3;
$custom-light: #ca79ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.561,
    "s": 52.34,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55932,
    "c": 0.20715,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38B3

secondary

#85C582

accent

#DC4C52

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38B3

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

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