#AE59DF#AE59DF

#AE59DF is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.204 H 311.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE59DF
RGB	rgb(174, 89, 223)
HSL	hsl(278, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(278, 60%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 60.1%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.46, 56.73, -54.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.46, 78.73, 316.10°)
OKLab	oklab(62.31% 0.1341 -0.1536)
OKLCH	oklch(62.31% 0.204 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(34.3448, 21.4719, 72.1330)
Luminance	0.2147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE59DF #8ADF59

analogous

#6B59DF #AE59DF #DF59CD

triadic

#AE59DF #DFAE59 #59DFAE

tetradic

#AE59DF #DF6B59 #8ADF59 #59CDDF

square

#AE59DF #DF6B59 #8ADF59 #59CDDF

split-complementary

#AE59DF #CDDF59 #59DF6B

monochromatic

#701F9F #9429D2 #AE59DF #C78CE9 #E0C0F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#AE59DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#AE59DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE59DF

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE59DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE59DF	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#257CE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C81DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A87294

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae59df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 89, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.204 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8cea',
    500: '#ae59df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae59df;
$custom-light: #ca8cea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae59df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.06,
    "s": 67.677,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62314,
    "c": 0.20385,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE59DF

secondary

#C3E3B1

accent

#D0165A

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE59DF

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

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