#AE51DE#AE51DE

#AE51DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.214 H 312.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE51DE
RGB	rgb(174, 81, 222)
HSL	hsl(280, 68%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(280, 64%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 63.5%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.02, 60.30, -56.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.02, 82.52, 316.94°)
OKLab	oklab(61.25% 0.1435 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(61.25% 0.214 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(33.5804, 20.1583, 71.2151)
Luminance	0.2016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE51DE #81DE51

analogous

#6751DE #AE51DE #DE51C8

triadic

#AE51DE #DEAE51 #51DEAE

tetradic

#AE51DE #DE6751 #81DE51 #51C8DE

square

#AE51DE #DE6751 #81DE51 #51C8DE

split-complementary

#AE51DE #C8DE51 #51DE67

monochromatic

#6E1D98 #9327CB #AE51DE #C684E8 #DEB8F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#AE51DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#AE51DE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE51DE

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE51DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE51DE	1.00	4.17	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0577E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#457EDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A96C90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae51de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 81, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.214 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca87e9',
    500: '#ae51de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae51de;
$custom-light: #ca87e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae51de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.574,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61247,
    "c": 0.21393,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE51DE

secondary

#BDE1AA

accent

#EB3D78

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE51DE

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

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