#AE56D3#AE56D3
#AE56D3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.196 H 314.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE56D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 86, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 59%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 59%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.5%, 59.2%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.24, 55.64, -49.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.24, 74.63, 318.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.2% 0.1377 -0.1393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.2% 0.196 314.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5393, 20.3584, 63.8309) |
| Luminance | 0.2036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.33
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.91
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.47
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.72
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.95
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE56D3 #7BD356
analogous
#6F56D3 #AE56D3 #D356B9
triadic
#AE56D3 #D3AE56 #56D3AE
tetradic
#AE56D3 #D36F56 #7BD356 #56B9D3
square
#AE56D3 #D36F56 #7BD356 #56B9D3
split-complementary
#AE56D3 #B9D356 #56D36F
monochromatic
#6C248B #9231BB #AE56D3 #C587E0 #DDB7EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#AE56D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.07
#AE56D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE56D3
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE56D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE56D3 | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.07 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2F78D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#537FD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB6C8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae56d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 86, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.196 314.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98ae1',
500: '#ae56d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae56d3; $custom-light: #c98ae1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae56d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 86,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.24,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61204,
"c": 0.19587,
"h": 314.7
},
"luminance": 0.20357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE56D3
secondary
#B8DBAA
accent
#E24674
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FB
border
#D2CBD4
text
#140C15
muted
#827D83