#AE238C#AE238C

#AE238C is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.201 H 340.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE238C
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 140)
HSL	hsl(315, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(315, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 19.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.37, 63.35, -25.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.37, 68.13, 338.41°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.1895 -0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.201 340.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.7909, 12.0965, 25.9405)
Luminance	0.1209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE238C #23AE45

analogous

#8A23AE #AE238C #AE2347

triadic

#AE238C #8CAE23 #238CAE

tetradic

#AE238C #AE8A23 #23AE45 #2347AE

square

#AE238C #AE8A23 #23AE45 #2347AE

split-complementary

#AE238C #47AE23 #23AE8A

monochromatic

#480F3A #7B1963 #AE238C #D737B0 #E16AC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#AE238C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#AE238C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE238C

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE238C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE238C	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F548F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6989

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B92856

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae238c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.201 340.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6fae',
    500: '#ae238c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae238c;
$custom-light: #ca6fae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae238c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 314.676,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52135,
    "c": 0.20127,
    "h": 340.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE238C

secondary

#66C77E

accent

#E9683E

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEDF4

border

#D3C8CE

text

#140810

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE238C

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

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