#AE55EB#AE55EB

#AE55EB is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.222 H 308.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE55EB
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 235)
HSL	hsl(276, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(276, 64%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(26%, 63.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.49, 61.23, -61.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.49, 86.65, 314.97°)
OKLab	oklab(62.56% 0.1383 -0.1732)
OKLCH	oklch(62.56% 0.222 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(35.6964, 21.4944, 80.8495)
Luminance	0.2149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AE55EB #92EB55

analogous

#6355EB #AE55EB #EB55DD

triadic

#AE55EB #EBAE55 #55EBAE

tetradic

#AE55EB #EB6355 #92EB55 #55DDEB

square

#AE55EB #EB6355 #92EB55 #55DDEB

split-complementary

#AE55EB #DDEB55 #55EB63

monochromatic

#7115B1 #941EE5 #AE55EB #C88CF1 #E2C3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#AE55EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.30

#AE55EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE55EB

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE55EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE55EB	1.00	3.96	5.30	5.30
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007CF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B81E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A57499

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae55eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.222 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8af2',
    500: '#ae55eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae55eb;
$custom-light: #ca8af2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae55eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.6,
    "s": 78.947,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62563,
    "c": 0.22168,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE55EB

secondary

#C9E9B3

accent

#DB0A5F

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C17

muted

#827D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE55EB

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

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