#AE257C#AE257C

#AE257C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.190 H 347.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE257C
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 124)
HSL	hsl(322, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(322, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 28.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, 60.76, -16.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 62.83, 345.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1851 -0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.19 347.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.7563, 11.7795, 20.1928)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE257C #25AE57

analogous

#9C25AE #AE257C #AE2538

triadic

#AE257C #7CAE25 #257CAE

tetradic

#AE257C #AE9C25 #25AE57 #2538AE

square

#AE257C #AE9C25 #25AE57 #2538AE

split-complementary

#AE257C #38AE25 #25AE9C

monochromatic

#491034 #7C1A58 #AE257C #D53B9D #E06DB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#AE257C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#AE257C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE257C

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE257C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE257C	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A517E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636979

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA1F4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae257c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.190 347.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6fa2',
    500: '#ae257c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae257c;
$custom-light: #cb6fa2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae257c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 321.898,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51541,
    "c": 0.18991,
    "h": 347.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE257C

secondary

#68C68B

accent

#E87D40

background

#FDF7F9

surface

#FAEDF2

border

#D3C8CC

text

#14080F

muted

#837B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE257C

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

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