#AE42DE#AE42DE

#AE42DE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.233 H 313.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE42DE
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 222)
HSL	hsl(282, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(282, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 70.3%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.70, 66.75, -60.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.70, 89.79, 318.02°)
OKLab	oklab(59.59% 0.1596 -0.1695)
OKLCH	oklch(59.59% 0.233 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.5863, 18.1700, 70.8837)
Luminance	0.1817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE42DE #72DE42

analogous

#6042DE #AE42DE #DE42C0

triadic

#AE42DE #DEAE42 #42DEAE

tetradic

#AE42DE #DE6042 #72DE42 #42C0DE

square

#AE42DE #DE6042 #72DE42 #42C0DE

split-complementary

#AE42DE #C0DE42 #42DE60

monochromatic

#69198D #9022C1 #AE42DE #C476E7 #DBAAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#AE42DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#AE42DE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE42DE

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE42DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE42DE	1.00	4.53	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3579DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9638C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae42de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.233 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7fe9',
    500: '#ae42de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae42de;
$custom-light: #cb7fe9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae42de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.538,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59588,
    "c": 0.23277,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE42DE

secondary

#B2DE9E

accent

#ED3B72

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFD

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE42DE

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

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