#AE44AE#AE44AE

#AE44AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.187 H 327.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE44AE
RGB	rgb(174, 68, 174)
HSL	hsl(300, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(300, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 56.83, -36.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 67.41, 327.45°)
OKLab	oklab(56.91% 0.1583 -0.1001)
OKLCH	oklch(56.91% 0.187 327.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.1623, 16.1907, 41.7306)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE44AE #44AE44

analogous

#7944AE #AE44AE #AE4479

triadic

#AE44AE #AEAE44 #44AEAE

tetradic

#AE44AE #AE7944 #44AE44 #4479AE

square

#AE44AE #AE7944 #44AE44 #4479AE

split-complementary

#AE44AE #79AE44 #44AE79

monochromatic

#562256 #823382 #AE44AE #C56AC5 #D696D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#AE44AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#AE44AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE44AE

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE44AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE44AE	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3767B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D75AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B35173

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae44ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 68, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.187 327.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97fc6',
    500: '#ae44ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae44ae;
$custom-light: #c97fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae44ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56912,
    "c": 0.18724,
    "h": 327.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE44AE

secondary

#8CC28C

accent

#D45454

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#140B13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE44AE

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

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