#AE5BCA#AE5BCA
#AE5BCA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.179 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE5BCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 91, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 55%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.67, 51.32, -43.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.67, 67.54, 319.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.36% 0.1308 -0.1224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.36% 0.179 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8558, 20.7462, 58.1920) |
| Luminance | 0.2074 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.38
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.78
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.69
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.19
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.81
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE5BCA #77CA5B
analogous
#775BCA #AE5BCA #CA5BAE
triadic
#AE5BCA #CAAE5B #5BCAAE
tetradic
#AE5BCA #CA775B #77CA5B #5BAECA
square
#AE5BCA #CA775B #77CA5B #5BAECA
split-complementary
#AE5BCA #AECA5B #5BCA77
monochromatic
#6B2A81 #9139AF #AE5BCA #C589D9 #DCB8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#AE5BCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#AE5BCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE5BCA
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE5BCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE5BCA | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4178CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E80C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD6C8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae5bca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 91, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.179 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98dda',
500: '#ae5bca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae5bca; $custom-light: #c98dda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae5bca",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 91,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.865,
"s": 51.152,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61361,
"c": 0.17914,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.20745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE5BCA
secondary
#B5D7AA
accent
#DB4D71
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FB
border
#D2CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83