#AE238D#AE238D

#AE238D is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.202 H 339.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE238D
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 141)
HSL	hsl(314, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(314, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 19%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.42, 63.48, -25.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.42, 68.46, 338.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% 0.1897 -0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.202 339.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.8650, 12.1262, 26.3306)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE238D #23AE44

analogous

#8923AE #AE238D #AE2347

triadic

#AE238D #8DAE23 #238DAE

tetradic

#AE238D #AE8923 #23AE44 #2347AE

square

#AE238D #AE8923 #23AE44 #2347AE

split-complementary

#AE238D #47AE23 #23AE89

monochromatic

#480F3A #7B1964 #AE238D #D737B1 #E16AC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#AE238D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#AE238D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE238D

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE238D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE238D	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E5490

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D698A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B92957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae238d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.202 339.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6fae',
    500: '#ae238d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae238d;
$custom-light: #ca6fae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae238d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 314.245,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52184,
    "c": 0.2019,
    "h": 339.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE238D

secondary

#66C77D

accent

#E9673E

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEDF4

border

#D3C8CE

text

#140810

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE238D

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

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