#AE279D#AE279D

#AE279D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.209 H 333.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE279D
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(308, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(308, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 9.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.59, 64.65, -33.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.59, 72.79, 332.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% 0.1877 -0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.209 333.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.2671, 12.8862, 33.1010)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE279D #27AE38

analogous

#7C27AE #AE279D #AE2759

triadic

#AE279D #9DAE27 #279DAE

tetradic

#AE279D #AE7C27 #27AE38 #2759AE

square

#AE279D #AE7C27 #27AE38 #2759AE

split-complementary

#AE279D #59AE27 #27AE7C

monochromatic

#4A1143 #7C1C70 #AE279D #D43EC1 #DF70D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#AE279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#AE279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE279D

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE279D	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2358A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B63561

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.209 333.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca71ba',
    500: '#ae279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae279d;
$custom-light: #ca71ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.556,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53285,
    "c": 0.20891,
    "h": 333.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE279D

secondary

#6BC676

accent

#E65641

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE279D

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

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