#AE38CE#AE38CE

#AE38CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.230 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38CE
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(287, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.35, 67.42, -54.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.35, 86.82, 320.95°)
OKLab	oklab(57.59% 0.1709 -0.1537)
OKLCH	oklch(57.59% 0.23 318)
XYZ	xyz(30.0087, 16.2846, 59.9431)
Luminance	0.1628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38CE #58CE38

analogous

#6338CE #AE38CE #CE38A3

triadic

#AE38CE #CEAE38 #38CEAE

tetradic

#AE38CE #CE6338 #58CE38 #38A3CE

square

#AE38CE #CE6338 #58CE38 #38A3CE

split-complementary

#AE38CE #A3CE38 #38CE63

monochromatic

#5E1C70 #8728A1 #AE38CE #C269DA #D69AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#AE38CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#AE38CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38CE

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38CE	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E74CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.230 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ade',
    500: '#ae38ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38ce;
$custom-light: #ca7ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.2,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57586,
    "c": 0.22982,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.16283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38CE

secondary

#9ED290

accent

#E44466

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38CE

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

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