#AE40CD#AE40CD

#AE40CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.220 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE40CD
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(287, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.35, 64.20, -52.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.35, 82.94, 320.72°)
OKLab	oklab(58.29% 0.1631 -0.1473)
OKLCH	oklch(58.29% 0.22 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(30.3068, 17.0746, 59.4451)
Luminance	0.1707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE40CD #5FCD40

analogous

#6840CD #AE40CD #CD40A5

triadic

#AE40CD #CDAE40 #40CDAE

tetradic

#AE40CD #CD6840 #5FCD40 #40A5CD

square

#AE40CD #CD6840 #5FCD40 #40A5CD

split-complementary

#AE40CD #A5CD40 #40CD68

monochromatic

#611E74 #8A2BA5 #AE40CD #C371DA #D7A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#AE40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#AE40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE40CD

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE40CD	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4676CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.220 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7edd',
    500: '#ae40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae40cd;
$custom-light: #ca7edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.809,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58285,
    "c": 0.21975,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE40CD

secondary

#A3D396

accent

#E24668

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE40CD

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

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