#AE42CF#AE42CF

#AE42CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.219 H 317.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE42CF
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.76, 63.78, -53.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.76, 82.93, 320.27°)
OKLab	oklab(58.62% 0.1608 -0.1488)
OKLCH	oklch(58.62% 0.219 317.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.6646, 17.4014, 60.7629)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE42CF #63CF42

analogous

#6742CF #AE42CF #CF42AA

triadic

#AE42CF #CFAE42 #42CFAE

tetradic

#AE42CF #CF6742 #63CF42 #42AACF

square

#AE42CF #CF6742 #63CF42 #42AACF

split-complementary

#AE42CF #AACF42 #42CF67

monochromatic

#631F78 #8B2BA9 #AE42CF #C373DB #D8A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#AE42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#AE42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE42CF

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE42CF	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4577CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.219 317.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7fde',
    500: '#ae42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae42cf;
$custom-light: #ca7fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.957,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58616,
    "c": 0.2191,
    "h": 317.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE42CF

secondary

#A6D598

accent

#E3456A

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE42CF

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

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