#AE40AC#AE40AC

#AE40AC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.191 H 328.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE40AC
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 172)
HSL	hsl(301, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(301, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 1.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 58.18, -36.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 68.54, 328.09°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1629 -0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.191 328.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.7350, 15.6458, 40.6335)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE40AC #40AE42

analogous

#7940AE #AE40AC #AE4075

triadic

#AE40AC #ACAE40 #40ACAE

tetradic

#AE40AC #AE7940 #40AE42 #4075AE

square

#AE40AC #AE7940 #40AE42 #4075AE

split-complementary

#AE40AC #75AE40 #40AE79

monochromatic

#551F54 #813080 #AE40AC #C665C5 #D792D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AE40AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#AE40AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE40AC

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE40AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE40AC	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3465AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B73A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B44E70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae40ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.191 328.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97dc5',
    500: '#ae40ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae40ac;
$custom-light: #c97dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae40ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.091,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56358,
    "c": 0.19111,
    "h": 328.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE40AC

secondary

#88C289

accent

#D65452

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE40AC

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

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