#AE42CE#AE42CE

#AE42CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.218 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE42CE
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.70, 63.59, -52.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.70, 82.48, 320.44°)
OKLab	oklab(58.55% 0.1609 -0.1474)
OKLCH	oklch(58.55% 0.218 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(30.5428, 17.3526, 60.1211)
Luminance	0.1735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE42CE #62CE42

analogous

#6842CE #AE42CE #CE42A8

triadic

#AE42CE #CEAE42 #42CEAE

tetradic

#AE42CE #CE6842 #62CE42 #42A8CE

square

#AE42CE #CE6842 #62CE42 #42A8CE

split-complementary

#AE42CE #A8CE42 #42CE68

monochromatic

#631F77 #8B2BA7 #AE42CE #C373DB #D8A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#AE42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#AE42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE42CE

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE42CE	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4677CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.218 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7fde',
    500: '#ae42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae42ce;
$custom-light: #ca7fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.286,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58554,
    "c": 0.21819,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE42CE

secondary

#A6D498

accent

#E24669

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE42CE

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

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