#AE259E#AE259E

#AE259E is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.211 H 333.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE259E
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 158)
HSL	hsl(307, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(307, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 9.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 65.36, -34.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 73.80, 332.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% 0.1894 -0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.211 333.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.2889, 12.7926, 33.5311)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE259E #25AE35

analogous

#7A25AE #AE259E #AE255A

triadic

#AE259E #9EAE25 #259EAE

tetradic

#AE259E #AE7A25 #25AE35 #255AAE

square

#AE259E #AE7A25 #25AE35 #255AAE

split-complementary

#AE259E #5AAE25 #25AE7A

monochromatic

#491042 #7C1A70 #AE259E #D53BC3 #E06DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#AE259E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AE259E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE259E

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE259E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE259E	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F58A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B63461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae259e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.211 333.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca70bb',
    500: '#ae259e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae259e;
$custom-light: #ca70bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae259e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.007,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.532,
    "c": 0.21146,
    "h": 333.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE259E

secondary

#68C673

accent

#E85440

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE259E

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

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