#AE38BD#AE38BD

#AE38BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.215 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38BD
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(293, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(293, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 64.31, -46.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 79.36, 324.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.52% 0.172 -0.1297)
OKLCH	oklch(56.52% 0.215 323)
XYZ	xyz(28.0542, 15.5028, 49.6489)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38BD #47BD38

analogous

#6B38BD #AE38BD #BD3889

triadic

#AE38BD #BDAE38 #38BDAE

tetradic

#AE38BD #BD6B38 #47BD38 #3889BD

square

#AE38BD #BD6B38 #47BD38 #3889BD

split-complementary

#AE38BD #89BD38 #38BD6B

monochromatic

#571C5F #832A8E #AE38BD #C462D0 #D691DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#AE38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#AE38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38BD

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38BD	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0665C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D72BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B14F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.215 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79d1',
    500: '#ae38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38bd;
$custom-light: #ca79d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.233,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56521,
    "c": 0.21541,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.15501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38BD

secondary

#8FC987

accent

#DE4A5B

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38BD

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

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