#AE40AF#AE40AF

#AE40AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.194 H 327.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE40AF
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(299, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(299, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.6%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 58.70, -37.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 69.79, 327.26°)
OKLab	oklab(56.52% 0.1631 -0.1043)
OKLCH	oklch(56.52% 0.194 327.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.0264, 15.7624, 42.1681)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE40AF #41AF40

analogous

#7640AF #AE40AF #AF4079

triadic

#AE40AF #AFAE40 #40AFAE

tetradic

#AE40AF #AF7640 #41AF40 #4079AF

square

#AE40AF #AF7640 #41AF40 #4079AF

split-complementary

#AE40AF #79AF40 #40AF76

monochromatic

#551F55 #813082 #AE40AF #C665C7 #D792D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AE40AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AE40AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE40AF

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE40AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE40AF	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3165B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A74AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B34F72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae40af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.194 327.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97dc7',
    500: '#ae40af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae40af;
$custom-light: #c97dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae40af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.459,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56521,
    "c": 0.19362,
    "h": 327.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE40AF

secondary

#89C388

accent

#D65253

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE40AF

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

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