#AE44CC#AE44CC
#AE44CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.214 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE44CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 68, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.88, 62.38, -51.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.88, 80.63, 320.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.64% 0.1588 -0.1432) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.64% 0.214 318) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4202, 17.4938, 58.8893) |
| Luminance | 0.1749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.88
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.40
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.74
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.01
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.26
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE44CC #62CC44
analogous
#6A44CC #AE44CC #CC44A6
triadic
#AE44CC #CCAE44 #44CCAE
tetradic
#AE44CC #CC6A44 #62CC44 #44A6CC
square
#AE44CC #CC6A44 #62CC44 #44A6CC
split-complementary
#AE44CC #A6CC44 #44CC6A
monochromatic
#632076 #8B2DA6 #AE44CC #C374D9 #D8A4E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#AE44CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#AE44CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE44CC
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE44CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE44CC | 1.00 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#056DD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A77C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD5D83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae44cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 68, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.214 318.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca80dc',
500: '#ae44cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae44cc; $custom-light: #ca80dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae44cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 68,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.765,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58641,
"c": 0.21386,
"h": 318
},
"luminance": 0.17493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE44CC
secondary
#A6D399
accent
#E04769
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9EFFB
border
#D2CAD4
text
#140B15
muted
#827C83