#AE38BC#AE38BC

#AE38BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.215 H 323.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38BC
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(294, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(294, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.4%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.26, 64.13, -46.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.26, 78.92, 324.34°)
OKLab	oklab(56.46% 0.172 -0.1283)
OKLCH	oklch(56.46% 0.215 323.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.9460, 15.4595, 49.0792)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38BC #46BC38

analogous

#6C38BC #AE38BC #BC3888

triadic

#AE38BC #BCAE38 #38BCAE

tetradic

#AE38BC #BC6C38 #46BC38 #3888BC

square

#AE38BC #BC6C38 #46BC38 #3888BC

split-complementary

#AE38BC #88BC38 #38BC6C

monochromatic

#571C5E #822A8D #AE38BC #C461D0 #D690DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#AE38BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AE38BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38BC

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38BC	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A65C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D72B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B14F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.215 323.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79d1',
    500: '#ae38bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38bc;
$custom-light: #ca79d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.636,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56461,
    "c": 0.21458,
    "h": 323.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38BC

secondary

#8EC987

accent

#DD4A5A

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38BC

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

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