#AE38BE#AE38BE

#AE38BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.216 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38BE
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(293, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(293, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.4%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 64.49, -46.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 79.79, 323.92°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% 0.172 -0.1311)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.216 322.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.1631, 15.5463, 50.2225)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38BE #48BE38

analogous

#6B38BE #AE38BE #BE388B

triadic

#AE38BE #BEAE38 #38BEAE

tetradic

#AE38BE #BE6B38 #48BE38 #388BBE

square

#AE38BE #BE6B38 #48BE38 #388BBE

split-complementary

#AE38BE #8BBE38 #38BE6B

monochromatic

#571C5F #832A8F #AE38BE #C462D1 #D692DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AE38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AE38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38BE

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38BE	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0265C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C72BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B05077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.216 322.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79d2',
    500: '#ae38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38be;
$custom-light: #ca79d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.836,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56581,
    "c": 0.21625,
    "h": 322.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38BE

secondary

#90CA88

accent

#DE4A5C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38BE

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

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