#AE279C#AE279C

#AE279C is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.208 H 334.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE279C
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 156)
HSL	hsl(308, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(308, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 10.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 64.50, -32.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 72.42, 332.95°)
OKLab	oklab(53.23% 0.1876 -0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(53.23% 0.208 334.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.1821, 12.8522, 32.6532)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE279C #27AE39

analogous

#7D27AE #AE279C #AE2759

triadic

#AE279C #9CAE27 #279CAE

tetradic

#AE279C #AE7D27 #27AE39 #2759AE

square

#AE279C #AE7D27 #27AE39 #2759AE

split-complementary

#AE279C #59AE27 #27AE7D

monochromatic

#4A1142 #7C1C6F #AE279C #D43EC0 #DF70D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#AE279C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AE279C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE279C

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE279C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE279C	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24589F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586B99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B63460

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae279c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.208 334.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca71b9',
    500: '#ae279c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae279c;
$custom-light: #ca71b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae279c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53231,
    "c": 0.2082,
    "h": 334.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE279C

secondary

#6BC677

accent

#E65741

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE279C

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

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