#AE48CE#AE48CE

#AE48CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.211 H 317.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE48CE
RGB	rgb(174, 72, 206)
HSL	hsl(286, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(286, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 65%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.61, 61.06, -51.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.61, 79.61, 320.09°)
OKLab	oklab(59.2% 0.1543 -0.1432)
OKLCH	oklch(59.2% 0.211 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(30.9119, 18.0909, 60.2441)
Luminance	0.1809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE48CE #68CE48

analogous

#6B48CE #AE48CE #CE48AB

triadic

#AE48CE #CEAE48 #48CEAE

tetradic

#AE48CE #CE6B48 #68CE48 #48ABCE

square

#AE48CE #CE6B48 #68CE48 #48ABCE

split-complementary

#AE48CE #ABCE48 #48CE6B

monochromatic

#65217B #8D2EAB #AE48CE #C378DB #D9A9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#AE48CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#AE48CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE48CE

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE48CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE48CE	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1270D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B79CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD6085

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae48ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 72, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.211 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca82de',
    500: '#ae48ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae48ce;
$custom-light: #ca82de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae48ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.672,
    "s": 57.759,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59204,
    "c": 0.21052,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE48CE

secondary

#AAD59D

accent

#E1476C

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE48CE

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

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