#AE4ECD#AE4ECD

#AE4ECD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.201 H 317.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4ECD
RGB	rgb(174, 78, 205)
HSL	hsl(285, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(285, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 62%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.52, 58.19, -49.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.52, 76.10, 319.87°)
OKLab	oklab(59.85% 0.1473 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(59.85% 0.201 317)
XYZ	xyz(31.1978, 18.8564, 59.7421)
Luminance	0.1885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4ECD #6DCD4E

analogous

#6E4ECD #AE4ECD #CD4EAD

triadic

#AE4ECD #CDAE4E #4ECDAE

tetradic

#AE4ECD #CD6E4E #6DCD4E #4EADCD

square

#AE4ECD #CD6E4E #6DCD4E #4EADCD

split-complementary

#AE4ECD #ADCD4E #4ECD6E

monochromatic

#67237D #8F31AD #AE4ECD #C47EDA #DAADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#AE4ECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#AE4ECD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE4ECD

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4ECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE4ECD	1.00	4.40	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2672D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#517BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD6486

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4ecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.201 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c985dd',
    500: '#ae4ecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4ecd;
$custom-light: #c985dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4ecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.354,
    "s": 55.947,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59845,
    "c": 0.20139,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.18855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4ECD

secondary

#AED6A1

accent

#DF496D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9F0FB

border

#D2CBD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4ECD

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

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