#AE51DC#AE51DC

#AE51DC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.212 H 312.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE51DC
RGB	rgb(174, 81, 220)
HSL	hsl(280, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(280, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 63.2%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.90, 59.88, -55.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.90, 81.57, 317.23°)
OKLab	oklab(61.12% 0.1436 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(61.12% 0.212 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(33.3140, 20.0517, 69.8117)
Luminance	0.2005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE51DC #7FDC51

analogous

#6951DC #AE51DC #DC51C5

triadic

#AE51DC #DCAE51 #51DCAE

tetradic

#AE51DC #DC6951 #7FDC51 #51C5DC

square

#AE51DC #DC6951 #7FDC51 #51C5DC

split-complementary

#AE51DC #C5DC51 #51DC69

monochromatic

#6D1E95 #9328C8 #AE51DC #C684E6 #DDB7F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#AE51DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#AE51DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE51DC

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE51DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE51DC	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E77E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#477ED9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A96C8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae51dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 81, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.212 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca87e7',
    500: '#ae51dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae51dc;
$custom-light: #ca87e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae51dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.144,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61122,
    "c": 0.21194,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE51DC

secondary

#BBE0A9

accent

#E93E77

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE51DC

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

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