#AE259C#AE259C

#AE259C is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.210 H 334.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE259C
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 156)
HSL	hsl(308, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(308, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 10.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.34, 65.06, -33.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.34, 73.06, 332.93°)
OKLab	oklab(53.09% 0.1893 -0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(53.09% 0.21 334.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.1181, 12.7243, 32.6319)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE259C #25AE37

analogous

#7C25AE #AE259C #AE2558

triadic

#AE259C #9CAE25 #259CAE

tetradic

#AE259C #AE7C25 #25AE37 #2558AE

square

#AE259C #AE7C25 #25AE37 #2558AE

split-complementary

#AE259C #58AE25 #25AE7C

monochromatic

#491042 #7C1A6F #AE259C #D53BC1 #E06DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#AE259C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#AE259C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE259C

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE259C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE259C	1.00	5.92	3.54	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22579F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576B99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B63360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae259c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.210 334.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca70b9',
    500: '#ae259c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae259c;
$custom-light: #ca70b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae259c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.883,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53091,
    "c": 0.21007,
    "h": 334.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE259C

secondary

#68C675

accent

#E85640

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE259C

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

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