#AE4ACD#AE4ACD

#AE4ACD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.207 H 317.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4ACD
RGB	rgb(174, 74, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(286, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 63.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.86, 59.99, -50.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.86, 78.15, 320.14°)
OKLab	oklab(59.37% 0.1521 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(59.37% 0.207 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.9222, 18.3052, 59.6502)
Luminance	0.1830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4ACD #69CD4A

analogous

#6D4ACD #AE4ACD #CD4AAA

triadic

#AE4ACD #CDAE4A #4ACDAE

tetradic

#AE4ACD #CD6D4A #69CD4A #4AAACD

square

#AE4ACD #CD6D4A #69CD4A #4AAACD

split-complementary

#AE4ACD #AACD4A #4ACD6D

monochromatic

#66227B #8D2FAB #AE4ACD #C37ADA #D9AAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#AE4ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#AE4ACD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE4ACD

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE4ACD	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C70D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E7ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD6185

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 74, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.207 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c983dd',
    500: '#ae4acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4acd;
$custom-light: #c983dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.802,
    "s": 56.71,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59371,
    "c": 0.2069,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4ACD

secondary

#ABD59E

accent

#E0486C

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4ACD

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

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