#AE5ECC#AE5ECC
#AE5ECC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.177 H 316.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE5ECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 94, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 52%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.7%, 53.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.35, 50.21, -43.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.35, 66.75, 318.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.89% 0.127 -0.1226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.89% 0.177 316) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3557, 21.3648, 59.5344) |
| Luminance | 0.2136 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.56
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.87
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.75
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.57
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.58
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE5ECC #7CCC5E
analogous
#775ECC #AE5ECC #CC5EB3
triadic
#AE5ECC #CCAE5E #5ECCAE
tetradic
#AE5ECC #CC775E #7CCC5E #5EB3CC
square
#AE5ECC #CC775E #7CCC5E #5EB3CC
split-complementary
#AE5ECC #B3CC5E #5ECC77
monochromatic
#6D2A85 #9239B4 #AE5ECC #C58CDB #DDBBE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#AE5ECC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#AE5ECC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE5ECC
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE5ECC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE5ECC | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#447BD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F82C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC6F8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae5ecc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 94, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.177 316.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98fdc',
500: '#ae5ecc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae5ecc; $custom-light: #c98fdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae5ecc",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 94,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.636,
"s": 51.887,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61892,
"c": 0.17652,
"h": 316
},
"luminance": 0.21364
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE5ECC
secondary
#B9D9AD
accent
#DB4C73
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FB
border
#D2CBD4
text
#130D15
muted
#827D83