#AE50DD#AE50DD
#AE50DD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.214 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE50DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 80, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 67%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 64%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.3%, 63.8%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.79, 60.55, -56.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.79, 82.57, 317.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.06% 0.1447 -0.158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.06% 0.214 312.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3730, 19.9573, 70.4867) |
| Luminance | 0.1996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.37
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.57
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.58
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.78
Hot Purple
#CB00F5
ΔE00 6.46
Neon Purple
#BC13FE
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE50DD #7FDD50
analogous
#6850DD #AE50DD #DD50C6
triadic
#AE50DD #DDAE50 #50DDAE
tetradic
#AE50DD #DD6850 #7FDD50 #50C6DD
square
#AE50DD #DD6850 #7FDD50 #50C6DD
split-complementary
#AE50DD #C6DD50 #50DD68
monochromatic
#6D1D96 #9327C9 #AE50DD #C683E7 #DDB6F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#AE50DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#AE50DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE50DD
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE50DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE50DD | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0377E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#457DDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A96B90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae50dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 80, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.214 312.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca87e8',
500: '#ae50dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae50dd; $custom-light: #ca87e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae50dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 80,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 67.464,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61064,
"c": 0.21428,
"h": 312.5
},
"luminance": 0.19956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE50DD
secondary
#BBE0A9
accent
#EA3D77
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F9F0FD
border
#D2CBD5
text
#140C16
muted
#827D84