#AE38C6#AE38C6

#AE38C6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.223 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38C6
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 198)
HSL	hsl(290, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(290, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 71.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 65.94, -50.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 83.28, 322.35°)
OKLab	oklab(57.08% 0.1715 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(57.08% 0.223 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.0615, 15.9057, 54.9545)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38C6 #50C638

analogous

#6738C6 #AE38C6 #C63897

triadic

#AE38C6 #C6AE38 #38C6AE

tetradic

#AE38C6 #C66738 #50C638 #3897C6

square

#AE38C6 #C66738 #50C638 #3897C6

split-complementary

#AE38C6 #97C638 #38C667

monochromatic

#5A1D67 #842B96 #AE38C6 #C267D4 #D597E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AE38C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AE38C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38C6

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38C6	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4673C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF537C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.223 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ad8',
    500: '#ae38c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38c6;
$custom-light: #ca7ad8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.859,
    "s": 55.906,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57075,
    "c": 0.223,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38C6

secondary

#98CD8D

accent

#DF4962

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38C6

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

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