#AE38CF#AE38CF

#AE38CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.231 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38CF
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(287, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.41, 67.61, -55.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.41, 87.27, 320.78°)
OKLab	oklab(57.65% 0.1708 -0.1551)
OKLCH	oklch(57.65% 0.231 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.1306, 16.3333, 60.5849)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38CF #59CF38

analogous

#6238CF #AE38CF #CF38A5

triadic

#AE38CF #CFAE38 #38CFAE

tetradic

#AE38CF #CF6238 #59CF38 #38A5CF

square

#AE38CF #CF6238 #59CF38 #38A5CF

split-complementary

#AE38CF #A5CF38 #38CF62

monochromatic

#5E1B71 #8827A3 #AE38CF #C269DB #D69BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#AE38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#AE38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38CF

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38CF	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D74CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.231 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ade',
    500: '#ae38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38cf;
$custom-light: #ca7ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.887,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57651,
    "c": 0.23068,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38CF

secondary

#9FD390

accent

#E44467

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38CF

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

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