#AE5BD3#AE5BD3
#AE5BD3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.188 H 314.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE5BD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 91, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 58%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 57%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.5%, 56.9%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.15, 53.19, -48.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.15, 71.83, 317.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.87% 0.1313 -0.1351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.87% 0.188 314.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9526, 21.1849, 63.9686) |
| Luminance | 0.2118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.34
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.28
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.40
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.70
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.95
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE5BD3 #80D35B
analogous
#725BD3 #AE5BD3 #D35BBC
triadic
#AE5BD3 #D3AE5B #5BD3AE
tetradic
#AE5BD3 #D3725B #80D35B #5BBCD3
square
#AE5BD3 #D3725B #80D35B #5BBCD3
split-complementary
#AE5BD3 #BCD35B #5BD372
monochromatic
#6E268E #9333BE #AE5BD3 #C68BE0 #DEBCED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#AE5BD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#AE5BD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE5BD3
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE5BD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE5BD3 | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#397AD7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5881D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB6F8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae5bd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 91, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.188 314.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98de1',
500: '#ae5bd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae5bd3; $custom-light: #c98de1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae5bd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 91,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.5,
"s": 57.692,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61869,
"c": 0.18844,
"h": 314.2
},
"luminance": 0.21184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE5BD3
secondary
#BCDCAD
accent
#E14776
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FB
border
#D2CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83