#AE4CE9#AE4CE9

#AE4CE9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.231 H 309.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4CE9
RGB	rgb(174, 76, 233)
HSL	hsl(277, 78%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(277, 67%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 67.4%, 0%, 8.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.90, 64.86, -62.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.90, 90.24, 315.95°)
OKLab	oklab(61.38% 0.1482 -0.1774)
OKLCH	oklch(61.38% 0.231 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(34.7451, 20.0514, 79.1150)
Luminance	0.2005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4CE9 #87E94C

analogous

#5F4CE9 #AE4CE9 #E94CD6

triadic

#AE4CE9 #E9AE4C #4CE9AE

tetradic

#AE4CE9 #E95F4C #87E94C #4CD6E9

square

#AE4CE9 #E95F4C #87E94C #4CD6E9

split-complementary

#AE4CE9 #D6E94C #4CE95F

monochromatic

#6F14A6 #941BDD #AE4CE9 #C783F0 #DFB9F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#AE4CE9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#AE4CE9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE4CE9

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4CE9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE4CE9	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#327DE6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A66D95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4ce9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 76, 233);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.231 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb85f1',
    500: '#ae4ce9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4ce9;
$custom-light: #cb85f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4ce9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 233
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.452,
    "s": 78.109,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6138,
    "c": 0.23119,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4CE9

secondary

#C1E6AB

accent

#DA0B59

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C17

muted

#827D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4CE9

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

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