#AE38B9#AE38B9

#AE38B9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.212 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38B9
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 185)
HSL	hsl(295, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(295, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.9%, 69.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, 63.60, -44.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 77.64, 325.00°)
OKLab	oklab(56.28% 0.1721 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(56.28% 0.212 324.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.6259, 15.3315, 47.3937)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38B9 #43B938

analogous

#6E38B9 #AE38B9 #B93883

triadic

#AE38B9 #B9AE38 #38B9AE

tetradic

#AE38B9 #B96E38 #43B938 #3883B9

square

#AE38B9 #B96E38 #43B938 #3883B9

split-complementary

#AE38B9 #83B938 #38B96E

monochromatic

#561C5B #822A8A #AE38B9 #C55FCF #D68EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AE38B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AE38B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38B9

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38B9	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1364BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F72B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B14E75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.212 324.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79ce',
    500: '#ae38b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38b9;
$custom-light: #ca79ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.884,
    "s": 53.527,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56282,
    "c": 0.21209,
    "h": 324.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38B9

secondary

#8BC885

accent

#DD4B57

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38B9

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

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