#AE2498#AE2498
#AE2498 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.208 H 335.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2498 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 36, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(310, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(310, 79%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 12.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.05, 64.75, -31.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.05, 71.92, 334.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.81% 0.1899 -0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.81% 0.208 335.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7543, 12.5296, 30.8671) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.51
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.53
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.67
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.25
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.85
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2498 #24AE3A
analogous
#7F24AE #AE2498 #AE2453
triadic
#AE2498 #98AE24 #2498AE
tetradic
#AE2498 #AE7F24 #24AE3A #2453AE
square
#AE2498 #AE7F24 #24AE3A #2453AE
split-complementary
#AE2498 #53AE24 #24AE7F
monochromatic
#490F3F #7B1A6C #AE2498 #D639BD #E16CCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#AE2498 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#AE2498 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2498
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2498 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2498 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#25569B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#596A95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7305D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2498; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 36, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.208 335.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca70b6',
500: '#ae2498',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2498; $custom-light: #ca70b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2498",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 36,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.565,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52811,
"c": 0.20824,
"h": 335.7
},
"luminance": 0.12527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2498
secondary
#67C776
accent
#E95A3F
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EDF6
border
#D2C8D0
text
#140811
muted
#827B80