#AE51DB#AE51DB

#AE51DB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.211 H 312.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE51DB
RGB	rgb(174, 81, 219)
HSL	hsl(280, 66%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(280, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.5%, 63%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.84, 59.67, -54.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.84, 81.10, 317.37°)
OKLab	oklab(61.06% 0.1436 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(61.06% 0.211 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.1819, 19.9989, 69.1163)
Luminance	0.2000 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE51DB #7EDB51

analogous

#6951DB #AE51DB #DB51C3

triadic

#AE51DB #DBAE51 #51DBAE

tetradic

#AE51DB #DB6951 #7EDB51 #51C3DB

square

#AE51DB #DB6951 #7EDB51 #51C3DB

split-complementary

#AE51DB #C3DB51 #51DB69

monochromatic

#6D1E93 #9329C6 #AE51DB #C684E5 #DDB6F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#AE51DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#AE51DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE51DB

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE51DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE51DB	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1277DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#487ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A96B8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae51db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 81, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.211 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca87e7',
    500: '#ae51db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae51db;
$custom-light: #ca87e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae51db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.435,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6106,
    "c": 0.21095,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE51DB

secondary

#BADFA9

accent

#E93F76

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FC

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE51DB

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

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