#AE38B8#AE38B8

#AE38B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.211 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38B8
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(295, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(295, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.4%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.03, 63.42, -44.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.03, 77.21, 325.23°)
OKLab	oklab(56.22% 0.1721 -0.1225)
OKLCH	oklch(56.22% 0.211 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.5208, 15.2894, 46.8397)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38B8 #42B838

analogous

#6E38B8 #AE38B8 #B83882

triadic

#AE38B8 #B8AE38 #38B8AE

tetradic

#AE38B8 #B86E38 #42B838 #3882B8

square

#AE38B8 #B86E38 #42B838 #3882B8

split-complementary

#AE38B8 #82B838 #38B86E

monochromatic

#551B5A #822A89 #AE38B8 #C65FCE #D68EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#AE38B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#AE38B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38B8

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38B8	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1664BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5072B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B24D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.211 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79ce',
    500: '#ae38b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38b8;
$custom-light: #ca79ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.313,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56223,
    "c": 0.21126,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38B8

secondary

#8AC785

accent

#DD4B56

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38B8

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

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