#AE40CF#AE40CF

#AE40CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.222 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE40CF
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.48, 64.59, -53.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.48, 83.84, 320.38°)
OKLab	oklab(58.41% 0.1629 -0.1501)
OKLCH	oklch(58.41% 0.222 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.5498, 17.1717, 60.7246)
Luminance	0.1717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE40CF #61CF40

analogous

#6640CF #AE40CF #CF40A8

triadic

#AE40CF #CFAE40 #40CFAE

tetradic

#AE40CF #CF6640 #61CF40 #40A8CF

square

#AE40CF #CF6640 #61CF40 #40A8CF

split-complementary

#AE40CF #A8CF40 #40CF66

monochromatic

#621E77 #8B2AA8 #AE40CF #C371DB #D7A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#AE40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#AE40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE40CF

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE40CF	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4476CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.222 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ede',
    500: '#ae40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae40cf;
$custom-light: #ca7ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.154,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58411,
    "c": 0.22153,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE40CF

secondary

#A5D497

accent

#E34569

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE40CF

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

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