#AE40AE#AE40AE

#AE40AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.193 H 327.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE40AE
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(300, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(300, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 58.53, -37.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 69.37, 327.53°)
OKLab	oklab(56.47% 0.1631 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(56.47% 0.193 327.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.9286, 15.7232, 41.6527)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE40AE #40AE40

analogous

#7740AE #AE40AE #AE4077

triadic

#AE40AE #AEAE40 #40AEAE

tetradic

#AE40AE #AE7740 #40AE40 #4077AE

square

#AE40AE #AE7740 #40AE40 #4077AE

split-complementary

#AE40AE #77AE40 #40AE77

monochromatic

#551F55 #813081 #AE40AE #C665C6 #D792D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#AE40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#AE40AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE40AE

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE40AE	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3265B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A74AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B34E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.193 327.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97dc6',
    500: '#ae40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae40ae;
$custom-light: #c97dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56466,
    "c": 0.19279,
    "h": 327.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE40AE

secondary

#88C288

accent

#D65252

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE40AE

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

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