#AE59DB#AE59DB
#AE59DB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.200 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE59DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 89, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 64%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 59.4%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.23, 55.87, -52.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.23, 76.80, 316.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.07% 0.1341 -0.148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.07% 0.2 312.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8118, 21.2587, 69.3263) |
| Luminance | 0.2126 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.94
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.22
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.42
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.10
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.32
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE59DB #86DB59
analogous
#6D59DB #AE59DB #DB59C7
triadic
#AE59DB #DBAE59 #59DBAE
tetradic
#AE59DB #DB6D59 #86DB59 #59C7DB
square
#AE59DB #DB6D59 #86DB59 #59C7DB
split-complementary
#AE59DB #C7DB59 #59DB6D
monochromatic
#6F2199 #942CCB #AE59DB #C78BE6 #DFBEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#AE59DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#AE59DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE59DB
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE59DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE59DB | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B7BDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5081D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A97192
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae59db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 89, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.200 312.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98ce7',
500: '#ae59db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae59db; $custom-light: #c98ce7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae59db",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 89,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.231,
"s": 64.356,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62072,
"c": 0.1997,
"h": 312.2
},
"luminance": 0.21258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE59DB
secondary
#C0E1AF
accent
#CC1957
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F9F0FC
border
#D2CBD5
text
#140C16
muted
#827D84