#AE5CE0#AE5CE0

#AE5CE0 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.201 H 310.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5CE0
RGB	rgb(174, 92, 224)
HSL	hsl(277, 68%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(277, 59%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 58.9%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.06, 55.47, -54.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.06, 77.55, 315.67°)
OKLab	oklab(62.77% 0.1304 -0.1524)
OKLCH	oklch(62.77% 0.201 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(34.7347, 22.0355, 72.9300)
Luminance	0.2203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5CE0 #8EE05C

analogous

#6C5CE0 #AE5CE0 #E05CD0

triadic

#AE5CE0 #E0AE5C #5CE0AE

tetradic

#AE5CE0 #E06C5C #8EE05C #5CD0E0

square

#AE5CE0 #E06C5C #8EE05C #5CD0E0

split-complementary

#AE5CE0 #D0E05C #5CE06C

monochromatic

#711FA3 #9429D6 #AE5CE0 #C88FEA #E1C3F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#AE5CE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#AE5CE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE5CE0

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5CE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE5CE0	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B7DE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F83DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A87595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5ce0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 92, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.201 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98eea',
    500: '#ae5ce0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5ce0;
$custom-light: #c98eea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5ce0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.273,
    "s": 68.041,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62771,
    "c": 0.20058,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5CE0

secondary

#C6E4B4

accent

#D0165C

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140D16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5CE0

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

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