#AE38BA#AE38BA

#AE38BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.213 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38BA
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(294, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(294, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 69.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 63.77, -45.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 78.06, 324.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.34% 0.1721 -0.1254)
OKLCH	oklch(56.34% 0.213 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.7319, 15.3739, 47.9516)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38BA #44BA38

analogous

#6D38BA #AE38BA #BA3885

triadic

#AE38BA #BAAE38 #38BAAE

tetradic

#AE38BA #BA6D38 #44BA38 #3885BA

square

#AE38BA #BA6D38 #44BA38 #3885BA

split-complementary

#AE38BA #85BA38 #38BA6D

monochromatic

#561C5C #822A8B #AE38BA #C560CF #D68FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#AE38BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AE38BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38BA

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38BA	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1164BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F72B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B14E75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.213 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79cf',
    500: '#ae38ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38ba;
$custom-light: #ca79cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.462,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56341,
    "c": 0.21292,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38BA

secondary

#8CC886

accent

#DD4B58

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38BA

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

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