#AE40E1#AE40E1

#AE40E1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.238 H 312.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE40E1
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 225)
HSL	hsl(281, 73%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(281, 72%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 71.6%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.62, 68.14, -61.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.62, 92.05, 317.75°)
OKLab	oklab(59.59% 0.1612 -0.1748)
OKLCH	oklch(59.59% 0.238 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.8771, 18.1027, 72.9818)
Luminance	0.1810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE40E1 #73E140

analogous

#5E40E1 #AE40E1 #E140C4

triadic

#AE40E1 #E1AE40 #40E1AE

tetradic

#AE40E1 #E15E40 #73E140 #40C4E1

square

#AE40E1 #E15E40 #73E140 #40C4E1

split-complementary

#AE40E1 #C4E140 #40E15E

monochromatic

#6A1790 #901FC5 #AE40E1 #C475E9 #DBAAF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#AE40E1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#AE40E1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE40E1

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE40E1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE40E1	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F78DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8638D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae40e1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.238 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7eeb',
    500: '#ae40e1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae40e1;
$custom-light: #cb7eeb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae40e1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.994,
    "s": 72.851,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59592,
    "c": 0.23778,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE40E1

secondary

#B2DF9D

accent

#F03872

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE40E1

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

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