#AE2799#AE2799

#AE2799 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.206 H 335.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2799
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 153)
HSL	hsl(309, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(309, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 12.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.39, 64.06, -31.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.39, 71.33, 333.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.07% 0.1874 -0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(53.07% 0.206 335.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.9312, 12.7518, 31.3318)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2799 #27AE3C

analogous

#8027AE #AE2799 #AE2756

triadic

#AE2799 #99AE27 #2799AE

tetradic

#AE2799 #AE8027 #27AE3C #2756AE

square

#AE2799 #AE8027 #27AE3C #2756AE

split-complementary

#AE2799 #56AE27 #27AE80

monochromatic

#4A1141 #7C1C6D #AE2799 #D43EBD #DF70CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#AE2799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#AE2799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2799

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2799	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27579C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7335E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.206 335.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca71b7',
    500: '#ae2799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2799;
$custom-light: #ca71b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.333,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53072,
    "c": 0.20612,
    "h": 335.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2799

secondary

#6BC679

accent

#E65B41

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2799

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

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