#AE2599#AE2599

#AE2599 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.208 H 335.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2599
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 153)
HSL	hsl(309, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(309, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 12.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 64.62, -31.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 71.97, 333.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% 0.1891 -0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.208 335.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.8672, 12.6239, 31.3105)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2599 #25AE3A

analogous

#7F25AE #AE2599 #AE2555

triadic

#AE2599 #99AE25 #2599AE

tetradic

#AE2599 #AE7F25 #25AE3A #2555AE

square

#AE2599 #AE7F25 #25AE3A #2555AE

split-complementary

#AE2599 #55AE25 #25AE7F

monochromatic

#491040 #7C1A6D #AE2599 #D53BBE #E06DCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#AE2599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AE2599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2599

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2599	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25579C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7315E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.208 335.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca70b7',
    500: '#ae2599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2599;
$custom-light: #ca70b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.197,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52931,
    "c": 0.208,
    "h": 335.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2599

secondary

#68C677

accent

#E85A40

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2599

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

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