#AE259D#AE259D

#AE259D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.211 H 333.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE259D
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 157)
HSL	hsl(307, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(307, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 9.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 65.21, -33.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 73.43, 332.62°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1893 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.211 333.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.2032, 12.7583, 33.0796)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE259D #25AE36

analogous

#7B25AE #AE259D #AE2559

triadic

#AE259D #9DAE25 #259DAE

tetradic

#AE259D #AE7B25 #25AE36 #2559AE

square

#AE259D #AE7B25 #25AE36 #2559AE

split-complementary

#AE259D #59AE25 #25AE7B

monochromatic

#491042 #7C1A6F #AE259D #D53BC2 #E06DD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#AE259D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#AE259D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE259D

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE259D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE259D	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2158A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B63460

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae259d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.211 333.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca70ba',
    500: '#ae259d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae259d;
$custom-light: #ca70ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae259d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.445,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53145,
    "c": 0.21076,
    "h": 333.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE259D

secondary

#68C674

accent

#E85540

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE259D

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

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