#AE257B#AE257B

#AE257B is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.189 H 347.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE257B
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 123)
HSL	hsl(322, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(322, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 29.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 60.64, -15.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 62.57, 345.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.5% 0.1849 -0.0408)
OKLCH	oklch(51.5% 0.189 347.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.6934, 11.7544, 19.8615)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE257B #25AE58

analogous

#9D25AE #AE257B #AE2536

triadic

#AE257B #7BAE25 #257BAE

tetradic

#AE257B #AE9D25 #25AE58 #2536AE

square

#AE257B #AE9D25 #25AE58 #2536AE

split-complementary

#AE257B #36AE25 #25AE9D

monochromatic

#491034 #7C1A57 #AE257B #D53B9C #E06DB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#AE257B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#AE257B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE257B

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE257B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE257B	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B517D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646978

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB1E4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae257b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.189 347.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6fa1',
    500: '#ae257b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae257b;
$custom-light: #cb6fa1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae257b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 322.336,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51499,
    "c": 0.18937,
    "h": 347.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE257B

secondary

#68C68B

accent

#E87E40

background

#FDF7F9

surface

#FAEDF2

border

#D3C8CC

text

#14080F

muted

#837B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE257B

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

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