#AE3CA6#AE3CA6
#AE3CA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.192 H 330.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3CA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 60, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 4.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.61, 58.81, -34.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.61, 67.97, 329.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.61% 0.1671 -0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.61% 0.192 330.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9542, 14.9855, 37.5945) |
| Luminance | 0.1498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 1.94
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.97
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.44
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.57
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.63
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3CA6 #3CAE44
analogous
#7D3CAE #AE3CA6 #AE3C6D
triadic
#AE3CA6 #A6AE3C #3CA6AE
tetradic
#AE3CA6 #AE7D3C #3CAE44 #3C6DAE
square
#AE3CA6 #AE7D3C #3CAE44 #3C6DAE
split-complementary
#AE3CA6 #6DAE3C #3CAE7D
monochromatic
#531D4F #802C7B #AE3CA6 #C85FC1 #D88DD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#AE3CA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#AE3CA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3CA6
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3CA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3CA6 | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3462A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C72A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5486C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3ca6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.192 330.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c97ac1',
500: '#ae3ca6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3ca6; $custom-light: #c97ac1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3ca6",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 60,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.211,
"s": 48.718,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55613,
"c": 0.1916,
"h": 330.7
},
"luminance": 0.14984
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3CA6
secondary
#83C288
accent
#D85950
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EEF7
border
#D2C9D0
text
#140A12
muted
#827C81