#AE38C4#AE38C4

#AE38C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.221 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38C4
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(291, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.2%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 65.57, -49.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 82.40, 322.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.95% 0.1717 -0.1397)
OKLCH	oklch(56.95% 0.221 320.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.8324, 15.8141, 53.7476)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38C4 #4EC438

analogous

#6838C4 #AE38C4 #C43894

triadic

#AE38C4 #C4AE38 #38C4AE

tetradic

#AE38C4 #C46838 #4EC438 #3894C4

square

#AE38C4 #C46838 #4EC438 #3894C4

split-complementary

#AE38C4 #94C438 #38C468

monochromatic

#591D65 #842A94 #AE38C4 #C266D3 #D596E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#AE38C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AE38C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38C4

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38C4	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4773C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF527B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.221 320.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ad6',
    500: '#ae38c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38c4;
$custom-light: #ca7ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.571,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5695,
    "c": 0.2213,
    "h": 320.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38C4

secondary

#96CC8C

accent

#DF4960

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38C4

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

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