#AE40CA#AE40CA

#AE40CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.217 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE40CA
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(288, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(288, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.9%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.17, 63.63, -51.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.17, 81.59, 321.25°)
OKLab	oklab(58.1% 0.1632 -0.1431)
OKLCH	oklch(58.1% 0.217 318.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.9482, 16.9311, 57.5562)
Luminance	0.1693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE40CA #5CCA40

analogous

#6940CA #AE40CA #CA40A1

triadic

#AE40CA #CAAE40 #40CAAE

tetradic

#AE40CA #CA6940 #5CCA40 #40A1CA

square

#AE40CA #CA6940 #5CCA40 #40A1CA

split-complementary

#AE40CA #A1CA40 #40CA69

monochromatic

#601F70 #892CA0 #AE40CA #C270D7 #D7A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#AE40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#AE40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE40CA

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE40CA	1.00	4.79	4.39	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4876C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.217 318.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7edb',
    500: '#ae40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae40ca;
$custom-light: #ca7edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.826,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58098,
    "c": 0.21707,
    "h": 318.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE40CA

secondary

#A1D195

accent

#E04867

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE40CA

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

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