#AE42DA#AE42DA

#AE42DA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.229 H 314.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE42DA
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 218)
HSL	hsl(283, 67%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(283, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 69.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.45, 65.95, -58.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.45, 87.95, 318.57°)
OKLab	oklab(59.32% 0.16 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(59.32% 0.229 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.0565, 17.9581, 68.0937)
Luminance	0.1796 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AE42DA #6EDA42

analogous

#6242DA #AE42DA #DA42BA

triadic

#AE42DA #DAAE42 #42DAAE

tetradic

#AE42DA #DA6242 #6EDA42 #42BADA

square

#AE42DA #DA6242 #6EDA42 #42BADA

split-complementary

#AE42DA #BADA42 #42DA62

monochromatic

#681A87 #8F24BA #AE42DA #C475E4 #DAA8EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#AE42DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#AE42DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE42DA

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE42DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE42DA	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A78D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA628A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae42da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.229 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7fe6',
    500: '#ae42da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae42da;
$custom-light: #ca7fe6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae42da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.632,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59323,
    "c": 0.22911,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE42DA

secondary

#AFDB9C

accent

#EA3E70

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFC

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE42DA

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

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