#AE5ADE#AE5ADE

#AE5ADE is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.201 H 311.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5ADE
RGB	rgb(174, 90, 222)
HSL	hsl(278, 67%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(278, 59%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 59.5%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.58, 56.02, -53.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.58, 77.69, 316.15°)
OKLab	oklab(62.39% 0.1329 -0.1513)
OKLCH	oklch(62.39% 0.201 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(34.2941, 21.5857, 71.4530)
Luminance	0.2158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5ADE #8ADE5A

analogous

#6C5ADE #AE5ADE #DE5ACC

triadic

#AE5ADE #DEAE5A #5ADEAE

tetradic

#AE5ADE #DE6C5A #8ADE5A #5ACCDE

square

#AE5ADE #DE6C5A #8ADE5A #5ACCDE

split-complementary

#AE5ADE #CCDE5A #5ADE6C

monochromatic

#70209E #942AD1 #AE5ADE #C78DE8 #E0C0F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#AE5ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#AE5ADE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE5ADE

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE5ADE	1.00	3.95	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#297CE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E82DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A87294

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 90, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.201 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98de9',
    500: '#ae5ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5ade;
$custom-light: #c98de9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62385,
    "c": 0.20138,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5ADE

secondary

#C3E3B1

accent

#CF175A

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5ADE

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

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