#AE48A5#AE48A5

#AE48A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.174 H 331.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE48A5
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 165)
HSL	hsl(305, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(305, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 5.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.43, 53.49, -30.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.43, 61.64, 330.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.92% 0.1522 -0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(56.92% 0.174 331.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.5643, 16.3518, 37.3471)
Luminance	0.1635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE48A5 #48AE51

analogous

#8448AE #AE48A5 #AE4872

triadic

#AE48A5 #A5AE48 #48A5AE

tetradic

#AE48A5 #AE8448 #48AE51 #4872AE

square

#AE48A5 #AE8448 #48AE51 #4872AE

split-complementary

#AE48A5 #72AE48 #48AE84

monochromatic

#572453 #83367C #AE48A5 #C470BC #D69BD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#AE48A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#AE48A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE48A5

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE48A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE48A5	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4367A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6376A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B45170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae48a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.174 331.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c981c0',
    500: '#ae48a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae48a5;
$custom-light: #c981c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae48a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.294,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56922,
    "c": 0.1738,
    "h": 331.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE48A5

secondary

#90C294

accent

#D16157

background

#FCF8FB

surface

#F9EFF7

border

#D2CAD0

text

#130B12

muted

#827C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE48A5

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

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