#AE38C3#AE38C3

#AE38C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.220 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38C3
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(291, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 65.39, -49.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 81.97, 322.92°)
OKLab	oklab(56.89% 0.1717 -0.1383)
OKLCH	oklch(56.89% 0.22 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.7189, 15.7687, 53.1501)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38C3 #4DC338

analogous

#6938C3 #AE38C3 #C33893

triadic

#AE38C3 #C3AE38 #38C3AE

tetradic

#AE38C3 #C36938 #4DC338 #3893C3

square

#AE38C3 #C36938 #4DC338 #3893C3

split-complementary

#AE38C3 #93C338 #38C369

monochromatic

#591D64 #842A93 #AE38C3 #C265D3 #D595E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AE38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AE38C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38C3

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38C3	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4873C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.220 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ad6',
    500: '#ae38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38c3;
$custom-light: #ca7ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.935,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56888,
    "c": 0.22046,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38C3

secondary

#95CC8B

accent

#DF4960

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38C3

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

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