#AE53D6#AE53D6
#AE53D6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.203 H 314.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE53D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 83, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 62%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 61%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.7%, 61.2%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.88, 57.70, -52.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.88, 77.68, 317.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61% 0.1413 -0.146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.203 314.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6844, 20.0412, 65.7519) |
| Luminance | 0.2004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.73
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.33
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.92
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.38
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 7.04
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE53D6 #7BD653
analogous
#6C53D6 #AE53D6 #D653BD
triadic
#AE53D6 #D6AE53 #53D6AE
tetradic
#AE53D6 #D66C53 #7BD653 #53BDD6
square
#AE53D6 #D66C53 #7BD653 #53BDD6
split-complementary
#AE53D6 #BDD653 #53D66C
monochromatic
#6C228D #922DBE #AE53D6 #C584E2 #DDB6EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#AE53D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.01
#AE53D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE53D6
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE53D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE53D6 | 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)
#2477DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E7ED3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA6B8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae53d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 83, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.203 314.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c988e3',
500: '#ae53d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae53d6; $custom-light: #c988e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae53d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 83,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.679,
"s": 61.502,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61,
"c": 0.20319,
"h": 314.1
},
"luminance": 0.2004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE53D6
secondary
#B8DCA8
accent
#E54374
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F9F0FC
border
#D2CBD5
text
#140C15
muted
#827D84