#AE51DD#AE51DD

#AE51DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.213 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE51DD
RGB	rgb(174, 81, 221)
HSL	hsl(280, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(280, 63%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 63.3%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.96, 60.09, -55.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.96, 82.05, 317.08°)
OKLab	oklab(61.19% 0.1436 -0.1573)
OKLCH	oklch(61.19% 0.213 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.4468, 20.1049, 70.5113)
Luminance	0.2010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE51DD #80DD51

analogous

#6851DD #AE51DD #DD51C6

triadic

#AE51DD #DDAE51 #51DDAE

tetradic

#AE51DD #DD6851 #80DD51 #51C6DD

square

#AE51DD #DD6851 #80DD51 #51C6DD

split-complementary

#AE51DD #C6DD51 #51DD68

monochromatic

#6E1D96 #9327C9 #AE51DD #C684E7 #DEB7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#AE51DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#AE51DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE51DD

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE51DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE51DD	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A77E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#467EDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A96C90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae51dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 81, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.213 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca87e8',
    500: '#ae51dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae51dd;
$custom-light: #ca87e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae51dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.857,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61185,
    "c": 0.21293,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE51DD

secondary

#BCE0AA

accent

#EA3E78

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE51DD

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

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