#AE40CB#AE40CB

#AE40CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.218 H 318.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE40CB
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(287, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.23, 63.82, -51.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.23, 82.04, 321.07°)
OKLab	oklab(58.16% 0.1632 -0.1445)
OKLCH	oklch(58.16% 0.218 318.5)
XYZ	xyz(30.0670, 16.9786, 58.1818)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE40CB #5DCB40

analogous

#6840CB #AE40CB #CB40A3

triadic

#AE40CB #CBAE40 #40CBAE

tetradic

#AE40CB #CB6840 #5DCB40 #40A3CB

square

#AE40CB #CB6840 #5DCB40 #40A3CB

split-complementary

#AE40CB #A3CB40 #40CB68

monochromatic

#601F72 #892CA2 #AE40CB #C270D8 #D7A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#AE40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#AE40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE40CB

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE40CB	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4776C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.218 318.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7edb',
    500: '#ae40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae40cb;
$custom-light: #ca7edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.482,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5816,
    "c": 0.21795,
    "h": 318.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE40CB

secondary

#A2D295

accent

#E04767

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE40CB

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

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