#AE40EA#AE40EA

#AE40EA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.246 H 310.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE40EA
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 234)
HSL	hsl(279, 80%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.6%, 72.6%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.22, 69.97, -66.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.22, 96.19, 316.67°)
OKLab	oklab(60.21% 0.1599 -0.1869)
OKLCH	oklch(60.21% 0.246 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(34.1374, 18.6068, 79.6191)
Luminance	0.1861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE40EA #7CEA40

analogous

#5940EA #AE40EA #EA40D1

triadic

#AE40EA #EAAE40 #40EAAE

tetradic

#AE40EA #EA5940 #7CEA40 #40D1EA

square

#AE40EA #EA5940 #7CEA40 #40D1EA

split-complementary

#AE40EA #D1EA40 #40EA59

monochromatic

#6D119E #9217D5 #AE40EA #C577F0 #DDAEF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#AE40EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#AE40EA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE40EA

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE40EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE40EA	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D79E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A66792

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae40ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.246 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7ff2',
    500: '#ae40ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae40ea;
$custom-light: #cb7ff2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae40ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 80.189,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60211,
    "c": 0.24598,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE40EA

secondary

#B9E5A1

accent

#F73177

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE40EA

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

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