#AE40C4#AE40C4

#AE40C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.212 H 320.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE40C4
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 196)
HSL	hsl(290, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(290, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.2%, 67.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, 62.50, -48.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 78.90, 322.38°)
OKLab	oklab(57.73% 0.1634 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(57.73% 0.212 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.2516, 16.6524, 53.8873)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE40C4 #56C440

analogous

#6C40C4 #AE40C4 #C44098

triadic

#AE40C4 #C4AE40 #40C4AE

tetradic

#AE40C4 #C46C40 #56C440 #4098C4

square

#AE40C4 #C46C40 #56C440 #4098C4

split-complementary

#AE40C4 #98C440 #40C46C

monochromatic

#5D2069 #862F98 #AE40C4 #C26FD2 #D69EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#AE40C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#AE40C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE40C4

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE40C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE40C4	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#106AC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D75C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF577D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae40c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.212 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7dd6',
    500: '#ae40c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae40c4;
$custom-light: #ca7dd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae40c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5773,
    "c": 0.21175,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE40C4

secondary

#9CCD93

accent

#DC4C64

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFA

border

#D2CAD3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE40C4

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

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