#AE38C0#AE38C0

#AE38C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.218 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38C0
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(292, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(292, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.4%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.49, 64.85, -47.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.49, 80.66, 323.51°)
OKLab	oklab(56.7% 0.1719 -0.134)
OKLCH	oklch(56.7% 0.218 322.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.3832, 15.6344, 51.3817)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38C0 #4AC038

analogous

#6A38C0 #AE38C0 #C0388E

triadic

#AE38C0 #C0AE38 #38C0AE

tetradic

#AE38C0 #C06A38 #4AC038 #388EC0

square

#AE38C0 #C06A38 #4AC038 #388EC0

split-complementary

#AE38C0 #8EC038 #38C06A

monochromatic

#581C61 #832A91 #AE38C0 #C364D2 #D593DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AE38C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#AE38C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38C0

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38C0	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A73BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B05179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.218 322.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79d4',
    500: '#ae38c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38c0;
$custom-light: #ca79d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.059,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56703,
    "c": 0.21793,
    "h": 322.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38C0

secondary

#92CB89

accent

#DE4A5D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38C0

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

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