#AE48CD#AE48CD

#AE48CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.210 H 317.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE48CD
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(286, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 64.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.55, 60.87, -50.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.55, 79.15, 320.26°)
OKLab	oklab(59.14% 0.1543 -0.1418)
OKLCH	oklch(59.14% 0.21 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.7908, 18.0424, 59.6064)
Luminance	0.1804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE48CD #67CD48

analogous

#6C48CD #AE48CD #CD48AA

triadic

#AE48CD #CDAE48 #48CDAE

tetradic

#AE48CD #CD6C48 #67CD48 #48AACD

square

#AE48CD #CD6C48 #67CD48 #48AACD

split-complementary

#AE48CD #AACD48 #48CD6C

monochromatic

#652179 #8D2EA9 #AE48CD #C378DA #D9A8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#AE48CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#AE48CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE48CD

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE48CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE48CD	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#156FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C79CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD6084

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae48cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.210 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca82dd',
    500: '#ae48cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae48cd;
$custom-light: #ca82dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae48cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.015,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59143,
    "c": 0.20958,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE48CD

secondary

#A9D59C

accent

#E0476B

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE48CD

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

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