#AE5BD5#AE5BD5
#AE5BD5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.191 H 313.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE5BD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 91, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 59%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 57%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.3%, 57.3%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.26, 53.61, -49.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.26, 72.79, 317.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.99% 0.1314 -0.1379) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.99% 0.191 313.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2049, 21.2859, 65.2973) |
| Luminance | 0.2129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.46
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.15
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.46
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.37
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.73
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE5BD5 #82D55B
analogous
#715BD5 #AE5BD5 #D55BBF
triadic
#AE5BD5 #D5AE5B #5BD5AE
tetradic
#AE5BD5 #D5715B #82D55B #5BBFD5
square
#AE5BD5 #D5715B #82D55B #5BBFD5
split-complementary
#AE5BD5 #BFD55B #5BD571
monochromatic
#6E2591 #9332C1 #AE5BD5 #C68CE1 #DEBCEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#AE5BD5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#AE5BD5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE5BD5
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE5BD5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE5BD5 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#377BD9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5681D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA708F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae5bd5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 91, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.191 313.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98de2',
500: '#ae5bd5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae5bd5; $custom-light: #c98de2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae5bd5",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 91,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.82,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61985,
"c": 0.19052,
"h": 313.6
},
"luminance": 0.21285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE5BD5
secondary
#BDDEAE
accent
#E24578
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FB
border
#D2CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83