#AE42BE#AE42BE

#AE42BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.204 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE42BE
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(292, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(292, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.4%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.77, 60.56, -44.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.77, 75.31, 323.53°)
OKLab	oklab(57.58% 0.1613 -0.1247)
OKLCH	oklch(57.58% 0.204 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.6971, 16.6143, 50.4005)
Luminance	0.1661 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE42BE #52BE42

analogous

#7042BE #AE42BE #BE4290

triadic

#AE42BE #BEAE42 #42BEAE

tetradic

#AE42BE #BE7042 #52BE42 #4290BE

square

#AE42BE #BE7042 #52BE42 #4290BE

split-complementary

#AE42BE #90BE42 #42BE70

monochromatic

#5B2263 #853291 #AE42BE #C270CE #D59DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#AE42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#AE42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE42BE

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE42BE	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2269C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5276BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B0567A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.204 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97ed2',
    500: '#ae42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae42be;
$custom-light: #c97ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.258,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57585,
    "c": 0.20388,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE42BE

secondary

#99CA92

accent

#D84F61

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF9

border

#D2CAD2

text

#140B14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE42BE

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

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