#AE5CD1#AE5CD1
#AE5CD1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.185 H 314.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE5CD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 92, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 56%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 56%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.7%, 56%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.23, 52.27, -47.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.23, 70.30, 318.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.89% 0.13 -0.1314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.89% 0.185 314.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7895, 21.2574, 62.6851) |
| Luminance | 0.2126 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.33
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.12
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.79
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.05
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.93
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE5CD1 #7FD15C
analogous
#745CD1 #AE5CD1 #D15CBA
triadic
#AE5CD1 #D1AE5C #5CD1AE
tetradic
#AE5CD1 #D1745C #7FD15C #5CBAD1
square
#AE5CD1 #D1745C #7FD15C #5CBAD1
split-complementary
#AE5CD1 #BAD15C #5CD174
monochromatic
#6D278B #9335BB #AE5CD1 #C68CDE #DDBBEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#AE5CD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#AE5CD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE5CD1
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE5CD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE5CD1 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D7AD5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A81CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB708E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae5cd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 92, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.185 314.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98edf',
500: '#ae5cd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae5cd1; $custom-light: #c98edf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae5cd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 92,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.051,
"s": 55.981,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61892,
"c": 0.18484,
"h": 314.7
},
"luminance": 0.21256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE5CD1
secondary
#BBDBAD
accent
#DF4976
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FB
border
#D2CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83