#AE40CC#AE40CC

#AE40CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.219 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE40CC
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(287, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.29, 64.01, -52.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.29, 82.49, 320.90°)
OKLab	oklab(58.22% 0.1631 -0.1459)
OKLCH	oklch(58.22% 0.219 318.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.1865, 17.0264, 58.8114)
Luminance	0.1703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE40CC #5ECC40

analogous

#6840CC #AE40CC #CC40A4

triadic

#AE40CC #CCAE40 #40CCAE

tetradic

#AE40CC #CC6840 #5ECC40 #40A4CC

square

#AE40CC #CC6840 #5ECC40 #40A4CC

split-complementary

#AE40CC #A4CC40 #40CC68

monochromatic

#611F73 #8A2CA3 #AE40CC #C270D9 #D7A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#AE40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#AE40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE40CC

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE40CC	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4676C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.219 318.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7edc',
    500: '#ae40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae40cc;
$custom-light: #ca7edc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.143,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58223,
    "c": 0.21886,
    "h": 318.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE40CC

secondary

#A3D295

accent

#E14768

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE40CC

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

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