#AE42AF#AE42AF

#AE42AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.191 H 327.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE42AF
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 175)
HSL	hsl(299, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(299, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.6%, 62.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 57.86, -37.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 68.82, 327.21°)
OKLab	oklab(56.74% 0.1608 -0.1029)
OKLCH	oklch(56.74% 0.191 327.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.1412, 15.9920, 42.2063)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE42AF #43AF42

analogous

#7842AF #AE42AF #AF4279

triadic

#AE42AF #AFAE42 #42AFAE

tetradic

#AE42AF #AF7842 #43AF42 #4279AF

square

#AE42AF #AF7842 #43AF42 #4279AF

split-complementary

#AE42AF #79AF42 #42AF78

monochromatic

#562056 #823183 #AE42AF #C568C6 #D695D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#AE42AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#AE42AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE42AF

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE42AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE42AF	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3466B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B74AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B35073

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae42af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.191 327.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97ec7',
    500: '#ae42af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae42af;
$custom-light: #c97ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae42af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.45,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5674,
    "c": 0.19089,
    "h": 327.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE42AF

secondary

#8BC28A

accent

#D55354

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE42AF

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

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