#AE38DA#AE38DA

#AE38DA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.240 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE38DA
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 218)
HSL	hsl(284, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(284, 74%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 74.3%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.12, 69.71, -60.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.12, 92.19, 319.13°)
OKLab	oklab(58.38% 0.1694 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(58.38% 0.24 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.5225, 16.8901, 67.9157)
Luminance	0.1689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE38DA #64DA38

analogous

#5D38DA #AE38DA #DA38B5

triadic

#AE38DA #DAAE38 #38DAAE

tetradic

#AE38DA #DA5D38 #64DA38 #38B5DA

square

#AE38DA #DA5D38 #64DA38 #38B5DA

split-complementary

#AE38DA #B5DA38 #38DA5D

monochromatic

#641880 #8C21B3 #AE38DA #C36CE4 #D89FED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#AE38DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#AE38DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE38DA

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE38DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE38DA	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3075D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA5C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae38da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.240 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7ae6',
    500: '#ae38da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae38da;
$custom-light: #cb7ae6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae38da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.704,
    "s": 68.644,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58383,
    "c": 0.24016,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE38DA

secondary

#A7DA94

accent

#EB3C6C

background

#FDF7FE

surface

#FAEEFC

border

#D3C9D5

text

#140A16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE38DA

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

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