#AE43B2#AE43B2
#AE43B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.192 H 326.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE43B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 67, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 45%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 62%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.2%, 62.4%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.27, 57.96, -38.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.27, 69.61, 326.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.02% 0.1597 -0.1066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.02% 0.192 326.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4981, 16.2290, 43.7950) |
| Luminance | 0.1623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.42
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.70
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.75
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.97
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.57
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE43B2 #47B243
analogous
#7643B2 #AE43B2 #B2437E
triadic
#AE43B2 #B2AE43 #43B2AE
tetradic
#AE43B2 #B27643 #47B243 #437EB2
square
#AE43B2 #B27643 #47B243 #437EB2
split-complementary
#AE43B2 #7EB243 #43B276
monochromatic
#572259 #833286 #AE43B2 #C46BC7 #D697D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.95
#AE43B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.25
#AE43B2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE43B2
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE43B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE43B2 | 1.00 | 4.95 | 4.25 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3267B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A75AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B25274
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae43b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 67, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.192 326.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c97ec9',
500: '#ae43b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae43b2; $custom-light: #c97ec9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae43b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 67,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.838,
"s": 45.306,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57015,
"c": 0.19206,
"h": 326.3
},
"luminance": 0.16227
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE43B2
secondary
#8FC48D
accent
#D55358
background
#FCF8FC
surface
#F9EFF8
border
#D2CAD1
text
#140A13
muted
#827C82