#AE5DCD#AE5DCD

#AE5DCD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.179 H 315.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5DCD
RGB	rgb(174, 93, 205)
HSL	hsl(283, 53%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(283, 55%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 54.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.21, 50.93, -44.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.21, 67.81, 318.68°)
OKLab	oklab(61.81% 0.1284 -0.1249)
OKLCH	oklch(61.81% 0.179 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.3877, 21.2362, 60.1387)
Luminance	0.2124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5DCD #7CCD5D

analogous

#765DCD #AE5DCD #CD5DB4

triadic

#AE5DCD #CDAE5D #5DCDAE

tetradic

#AE5DCD #CD765D #7CCD5D #5DB4CD

square

#AE5DCD #CD765D #7CCD5D #5DB4CD

split-complementary

#AE5DCD #B4CD5D #5DCD76

monochromatic

#6D2986 #9238B5 #AE5DCD #C58CDB #DDBBEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#AE5DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25

#AE5DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE5DCD

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE5DCD	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)

#427AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D81CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC6F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 93, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.179 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98edd',
    500: '#ae5dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5dcd;
$custom-light: #c98edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.393,
    "s": 52.83,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61806,
    "c": 0.17913,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5DCD

secondary

#B9D9AD

accent

#DC4C74

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9F0FB

border

#D2CBD4

text

#130D15

muted

#827D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5DCD

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

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