#AE38CB#AE38CB

#AE38CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.227 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38CB
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(288, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(288, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, 66.86, -53.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 85.49, 321.45°)
OKLab	oklab(57.39% 0.1712 -0.1495)
OKLCH	oklch(57.39% 0.227 318.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.6478, 16.1402, 58.0420)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38CB #55CB38

analogous

#6438CB #AE38CB #CB389F

triadic

#AE38CB #CBAE38 #38CBAE

tetradic

#AE38CB #CB6438 #55CB38 #389FCB

square

#AE38CB #CB6438 #55CB38 #389FCB

split-complementary

#AE38CB #9FCB38 #38CB64

monochromatic

#5D1C6C #86299D #AE38CB #C269D8 #D599E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#AE38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#AE38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38CB

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38CB	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4174C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE557F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.227 318.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7adb',
    500: '#ae38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38cb;
$custom-light: #ca7adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.163,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57392,
    "c": 0.22726,
    "h": 318.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38CB

secondary

#9CD08F

accent

#E24665

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38CB

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

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