#AE4EDE#AE4EDE

#AE4EDE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.218 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4EDE
RGB	rgb(174, 78, 222)
HSL	hsl(280, 69%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(280, 65%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 64.9%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.52, 61.66, -57.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.52, 84.06, 317.18°)
OKLab	oklab(60.89% 0.1469 -0.1609)
OKLCH	oklch(60.89% 0.218 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.3624, 19.7223, 71.1424)
Luminance	0.1972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4EDE #7EDE4E

analogous

#664EDE #AE4EDE #DE4EC6

triadic

#AE4EDE #DEAE4E #4EDEAE

tetradic

#AE4EDE #DE664E #7EDE4E #4EC6DE

square

#AE4EDE #DE664E #7EDE4E #4EC6DE

split-complementary

#AE4EDE #C6DE4E #4EDE66

monochromatic

#6D1C96 #9326C9 #AE4EDE #C682E8 #DDB5F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#AE4EDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#AE4EDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE4EDE

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4EDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE4EDE	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#427DDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A96A8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4ede;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.218 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca86e9',
    500: '#ae4ede',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4ede;
$custom-light: #ca86e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4ede",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 68.571,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60891,
    "c": 0.21792,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4EDE

secondary

#BAE0A8

accent

#EB3C77

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4EDE

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

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