#AE42AE#AE42AE

#AE42AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.190 H 327.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE42AE
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(300, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(300, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.91, 57.68, -36.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.91, 68.40, 327.49°)
OKLab	oklab(56.69% 0.1607 -0.1015)
OKLCH	oklch(56.69% 0.19 327.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.0434, 15.9529, 41.6910)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE42AE #42AE42

analogous

#7842AE #AE42AE #AE4278

triadic

#AE42AE #AEAE42 #42AEAE

tetradic

#AE42AE #AE7842 #42AE42 #4278AE

square

#AE42AE #AE7842 #42AE42 #4278AE

split-complementary

#AE42AE #78AE42 #42AE78

monochromatic

#552055 #823182 #AE42AE #C668C6 #D694D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#AE42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#AE42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE42AE

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE42AE	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3566B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C74AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B35072

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.190 327.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97ec6',
    500: '#ae42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae42ae;
$custom-light: #c97ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56686,
    "c": 0.19004,
    "h": 327.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE42AE

secondary

#8AC28A

accent

#D55353

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE42AE

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

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