#AE279B#AE279B

#AE279B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.208 H 334.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE279B
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 155)
HSL	hsl(308, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(308, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 10.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 64.35, -32.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 72.06, 333.26°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% 0.1876 -0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.208 334.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.0978, 12.8184, 32.2091)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE279B #27AE3A

analogous

#7D27AE #AE279B #AE2758

triadic

#AE279B #9BAE27 #279BAE

tetradic

#AE279B #AE7D27 #27AE3A #2758AE

square

#AE279B #AE7D27 #27AE3A #2758AE

split-complementary

#AE279B #58AE27 #27AE7D

monochromatic

#4A1142 #7C1C6E #AE279B #D43EBF #DF70CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#AE279B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AE279B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE279B

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE279B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE279B	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25589E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7345F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae279b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.208 334.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca71b9',
    500: '#ae279b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae279b;
$custom-light: #ca71b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae279b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.444,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53178,
    "c": 0.20751,
    "h": 334.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE279B

secondary

#6BC678

accent

#E65941

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE279B

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

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