#AE51CC#AE51CC

#AE51CC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.196 H 317.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE51CC
RGB	rgb(174, 81, 204)
HSL	hsl(285, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(285, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 60.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.97, 56.59, -47.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.97, 74.05, 319.84°)
OKLab	oklab(60.16% 0.1437 -0.1335)
OKLCH	oklch(60.16% 0.196 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.2955, 19.2443, 59.1810)
Luminance	0.1924 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE51CC #6FCC51

analogous

#7051CC #AE51CC #CC51AC

triadic

#AE51CC #CCAE51 #51CCAE

tetradic

#AE51CC #CC7051 #6FCC51 #51ACCC

square

#AE51CC #CC7051 #6FCC51 #51ACCC

split-complementary

#AE51CC #ACCC51 #51CC70

monochromatic

#68257E #8F33AD #AE51CC #C480DA #DAB0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#AE51CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85

#AE51CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE51CC

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE51CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE51CC	1.00	4.33	4.85	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E74D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#547CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD6687

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae51cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 81, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.196 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c987dc',
    500: '#ae51cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae51cc;
$custom-light: #c987dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae51cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.366,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60155,
    "c": 0.19615,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE51CC

secondary

#AFD6A3

accent

#DE4A6E

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9F0FB

border

#D2CBD4

text

#140C15

muted

#827D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE51CC

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

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