#AE259B#AE259B

#AE259B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.209 H 334.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE259B
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 155)
HSL	hsl(308, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(308, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 10.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.29, 64.91, -32.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.29, 72.70, 333.25°)
OKLab	oklab(53.04% 0.1892 -0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(53.04% 0.209 334.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.0338, 12.6905, 32.1877)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE259B #25AE38

analogous

#7D25AE #AE259B #AE2557

triadic

#AE259B #9BAE25 #259BAE

tetradic

#AE259B #AE7D25 #25AE38 #2557AE

square

#AE259B #AE7D25 #25AE38 #2557AE

split-complementary

#AE259B #57AE25 #25AE7D

monochromatic

#491041 #7C1A6E #AE259B #D53BC0 #E06DD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#AE259B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#AE259B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE259B

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE259B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE259B	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#23579E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7325F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae259b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.209 334.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca70b9',
    500: '#ae259b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae259b;
$custom-light: #ca70b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae259b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.321,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53038,
    "c": 0.20938,
    "h": 334.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE259B

secondary

#68C675

accent

#E85740

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE259B

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

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