#AE27AD#AE27AD
#AE27AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.220 H 328.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE27AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 39, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 78%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 0.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.46, 67.12, -41.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.46, 78.99, 328.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.19% 0.1879 -0.1154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.19% 0.22 328.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7236, 13.4688, 40.7720) |
| Luminance | 0.1347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 2.31
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.34
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.41
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.81
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.38
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE27AD #27AE28
analogous
#6B27AE #AE27AD #AE276A
triadic
#AE27AD #ADAE27 #27ADAE
tetradic
#AE27AD #AE6B27 #27AE28 #276AAE
square
#AE27AD #AE6B27 #27AE28 #276AAE
split-complementary
#AE27AD #6AAE27 #27AE6B
monochromatic
#4A114A #7C1C7B #AE27AD #D43ED3 #DF70DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.69
#AE27AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#AE27AD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE27AD
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE27AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE27AD | 1.00 | 5.69 | 3.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#015CB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F6DAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B43D6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae27ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.220 328.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca72c6',
500: '#ae27ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae27ad; $custom-light: #ca72c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae27ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 39,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300.444,
"s": 63.38,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54187,
"c": 0.22048,
"h": 328.4
},
"luminance": 0.13467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE27AD
secondary
#6BC66C
accent
#E64341
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F9EDF8
border
#D2C8D1
text
#140913
muted
#827B82