#AE279A#AE279A

#AE279A is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.207 H 335.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE279A
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 154)
HSL	hsl(309, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(309, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 11.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.44, 64.21, -31.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.44, 71.69, 333.58°)
OKLab	oklab(53.13% 0.1875 -0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(53.13% 0.207 335)
XYZ	xyz(24.0141, 12.7850, 31.7686)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE279A #27AE3B

analogous

#7F27AE #AE279A #AE2757

triadic

#AE279A #9AAE27 #279AAE

tetradic

#AE279A #AE7F27 #27AE3B #2757AE

square

#AE279A #AE7F27 #27AE3B #2757AE

split-complementary

#AE279A #57AE27 #27AE7F

monochromatic

#4A1142 #7C1C6E #AE279A #D43EBE #DF70CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#AE279A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AE279A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE279A

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE279A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE279A	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)

#26589D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7335F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae279a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.207 335.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca71b8',
    500: '#ae279a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae279a;
$custom-light: #ca71b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae279a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.889,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53125,
    "c": 0.20682,
    "h": 335
  },
  "luminance": 0.12783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE279A

secondary

#6BC678

accent

#E65A41

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE279A

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

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