#AE38CC#AE38CC

#AE38CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.228 H 318.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38CC
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(288, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 67.05, -53.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 85.93, 321.28°)
OKLab	oklab(57.46% 0.1711 -0.1509)
OKLCH	oklch(57.46% 0.228 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.7673, 16.1880, 58.6717)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38CC #56CC38

analogous

#6438CC #AE38CC #CC38A0

triadic

#AE38CC #CCAE38 #38CCAE

tetradic

#AE38CC #CC6438 #56CC38 #38A0CC

square

#AE38CC #CC6438 #56CC38 #38A0CC

split-complementary

#AE38CC #A0CC38 #38CC64

monochromatic

#5D1C6E #86299E #AE38CC #C269D8 #D699E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#AE38CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#AE38CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38CC

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38CC	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4074C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.228 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7adc',
    500: '#ae38cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38cc;
$custom-light: #ca7adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.838,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57457,
    "c": 0.22811,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38CC

secondary

#9CD18F

accent

#E24565

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38CC

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

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