#AE4DCE#AE4DCE

#AE4DCE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.204 H 316.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4DCE
RGB	rgb(174, 77, 206)
HSL	hsl(285, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(285, 63%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 62.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.41, 58.84, -49.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.41, 77.08, 319.76°)
OKLab	oklab(59.78% 0.1485 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(59.78% 0.204 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.2484, 18.7638, 60.3563)
Luminance	0.1876 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4DCE #6DCE4D

analogous

#6D4DCE #AE4DCE #CE4DAE

triadic

#AE4DCE #CEAE4D #4DCEAE

tetradic

#AE4DCE #CE6D4D #6DCE4D #4DAECE

square

#AE4DCE #CE6D4D #6DCE4D #4DAECE

split-complementary

#AE4DCE #AECE4D #4DCE6D

monochromatic

#67237E #8F30AE #AE4DCE #C47DDB #DAADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.42

#AE4DCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.75

#AE4DCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE4DCE

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4DCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE4DCE	1.00	4.42	4.75	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2272D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F7BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD6487

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4dce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 77, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.204 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c985dd',
    500: '#ae4dce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4dce;
$custom-light: #c985dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4dce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.116,
    "s": 56.828,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59784,
    "c": 0.20374,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4DCE

secondary

#AED6A1

accent

#E0486E

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9F0FB

border

#D2CBD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4DCE

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

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