#AE45CC#AE45CC

#AE45CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.213 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE45CC
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 204)
HSL	hsl(287, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(287, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 66.2%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 61.96, -50.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 80.15, 320.62°)
OKLab	oklab(58.75% 0.1577 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(58.75% 0.213 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(30.4812, 17.6158, 58.9096)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE45CC #63CC45

analogous

#6A45CC #AE45CC #CC45A6

triadic

#AE45CC #CCAE45 #45CCAE

tetradic

#AE45CC #CC6A45 #63CC45 #45A6CC

square

#AE45CC #CC6A45 #63CC45 #45A6CC

split-complementary

#AE45CC #A6CC45 #45CC6A

monochromatic

#632076 #8B2EA6 #AE45CC #C375D9 #D8A5E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#AE45CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#AE45CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE45CC

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE45CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE45CC	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B6ED0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A78C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5E83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae45cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.213 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca80dc',
    500: '#ae45cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae45cc;
$custom-light: #ca80dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae45cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.667,
    "s": 56.962,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58749,
    "c": 0.21258,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE45CC

secondary

#A6D399

accent

#E04869

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE45CC

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

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