#AE38CD#AE38CD

#AE38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.229 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38CD
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(288, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.28, 67.24, -54.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.28, 86.38, 321.11°)
OKLab	oklab(57.52% 0.171 -0.1523)
OKLCH	oklch(57.52% 0.229 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.8877, 16.2362, 59.3053)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38CD #57CD38

analogous

#6338CD #AE38CD #CD38A1

triadic

#AE38CD #CDAE38 #38CDAE

tetradic

#AE38CD #CD6338 #57CD38 #38A1CD

square

#AE38CD #CD6338 #57CD38 #38A1CD

split-complementary

#AE38CD #A1CD38 #38CD63

monochromatic

#5E1C6F #8728A0 #AE38CD #C269D9 #D69AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#AE38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#AE38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38CD

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38CD	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F74CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.229 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7add',
    500: '#ae38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38cd;
$custom-light: #ca7add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.517,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57521,
    "c": 0.22897,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38CD

secondary

#9DD18F

accent

#E34566

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38CD

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

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