#AE279F#AE279F

#AE279F is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.210 H 333.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE279F
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 159)
HSL	hsl(307, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(307, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 8.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 64.95, -34.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 73.54, 332.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% 0.1878 -0.0947)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.21 333.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.4393, 12.9550, 34.0076)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE279F #27AE36

analogous

#7A27AE #AE279F #AE275B

triadic

#AE279F #9FAE27 #279FAE

tetradic

#AE279F #AE7A27 #27AE36 #275BAE

square

#AE279F #AE7A27 #27AE36 #275BAE

split-complementary

#AE279F #5BAE27 #27AE7A

monochromatic

#4A1144 #7C1C71 #AE279F #D43EC3 #DF70D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#AE279F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#AE279F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE279F

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE279F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE279F	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2059A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566C9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B63662

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae279f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.210 333.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca71bc',
    500: '#ae279f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae279f;
$custom-light: #ca71bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae279f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.667,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53393,
    "c": 0.21031,
    "h": 333.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE279F

secondary

#6BC675

accent

#E65441

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE279F

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

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