#AE42DC#AE42DC

#AE42DC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.231 H 313.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE42DC
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 220)
HSL	hsl(282, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(282, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 70%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.57, 66.35, -59.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.57, 88.87, 318.29°)
OKLab	oklab(59.46% 0.1598 -0.1667)
OKLCH	oklch(59.46% 0.231 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.3198, 18.0634, 69.4803)
Luminance	0.1806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE42DC #70DC42

analogous

#6142DC #AE42DC #DC42BD

triadic

#AE42DC #DCAE42 #42DCAE

tetradic

#AE42DC #DC6142 #70DC42 #42BDDC

square

#AE42DC #DC6142 #70DC42 #42BDDC

split-complementary

#AE42DC #BDDC42 #42DC61

monochromatic

#681A8A #9023BE #AE42DC #C476E6 #DAA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#AE42DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#AE42DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE42DC

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE42DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE42DC	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3878D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9628B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae42dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.231 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7fe8',
    500: '#ae42dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae42dc;
$custom-light: #ca7fe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae42dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.078,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59455,
    "c": 0.23094,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE42DC

secondary

#B0DD9D

accent

#EC3C71

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFD

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE42DC

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

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