#AE42DF#AE42DF

#AE42DF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.234 H 313.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE42DF
RGB	rgb(174, 66, 223)
HSL	hsl(281, 71%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(281, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 70.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.77, 66.95, -60.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.77, 90.25, 317.89°)
OKLab	oklab(59.65% 0.1595 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(59.65% 0.234 313)
XYZ	xyz(32.7207, 18.2238, 71.5916)
Luminance	0.1822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE42DF #73DF42

analogous

#6042DF #AE42DF #DF42C2

triadic

#AE42DF #DFAE42 #42DFAE

tetradic

#AE42DF #DF6042 #73DF42 #42C2DF

square

#AE42DF #DF6042 #73DF42 #42C2DF

split-complementary

#AE42DF #C2DF42 #42DF60

monochromatic

#6A188E #9021C3 #AE42DF #C476E8 #DBABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#AE42DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#AE42DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE42DF

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE42DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE42DF	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3479DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9648C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae42df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 66, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.234 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7fea',
    500: '#ae42df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae42df;
$custom-light: #cb7fea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae42df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.274,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59654,
    "c": 0.23369,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.18223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE42DF

secondary

#B2DF9E

accent

#EE3A72

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFD

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE42DF

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

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