#AE40DA#AE40DA

#AE40DA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.231 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE40DA
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 218)
HSL	hsl(283, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(283, 71%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 70.6%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.17, 66.74, -58.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.17, 88.85, 318.69°)
OKLab	oklab(59.12% 0.162 -0.1653)
OKLCH	oklch(59.12% 0.231 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(31.9417, 17.7285, 68.0554)
Luminance	0.1773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE40DA #6CDA40

analogous

#6140DA #AE40DA #DA40B9

triadic

#AE40DA #DAAE40 #40DAAE

tetradic

#AE40DA #DA6140 #6CDA40 #40B9DA

square

#AE40DA #DA6140 #6CDA40 #40B9DA

split-complementary

#AE40DA #B9DA40 #40DA61

monochromatic

#671A86 #8E24B9 #AE40DA #C473E4 #D9A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#AE40DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#AE40DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE40DA

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE40DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE40DA	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3878D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA6089

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae40da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.231 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ee6',
    500: '#ae40da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae40da;
$custom-light: #ca7ee6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae40da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 67.544,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59124,
    "c": 0.23144,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE40DA

secondary

#ADDB9B

accent

#EA3D6F

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFC

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE40DA

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

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