#AE40CE#AE40CE

#AE40CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.221 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE40CE
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.41, 64.39, -52.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.41, 83.39, 320.55°)
OKLab	oklab(58.35% 0.163 -0.1487)
OKLCH	oklch(58.35% 0.221 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.4279, 17.1230, 60.0828)
Luminance	0.1712 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE40CE #60CE40

analogous

#6740CE #AE40CE #CE40A7

triadic

#AE40CE #CEAE40 #40CEAE

tetradic

#AE40CE #CE6740 #60CE40 #40A7CE

square

#AE40CE #CE6740 #60CE40 #40A7CE

split-complementary

#AE40CE #A7CE40 #40CE67

monochromatic

#621E75 #8A2BA6 #AE40CE #C371DA #D7A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#AE40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#AE40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE40CE

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE40CE	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4576CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.221 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ede',
    500: '#ae40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae40ce;
$custom-light: #ca7ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.479,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58348,
    "c": 0.22064,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE40CE

secondary

#A4D496

accent

#E24569

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE40CE

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

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