#AE2899#AE2899

#AE2899 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.205 H 335.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2899
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 153)
HSL	hsl(309, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(309, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 12.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 63.77, -31.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 71.00, 333.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1866 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.205 335.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.9645, 12.8183, 31.3429)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2899 #28AE3D

analogous

#8028AE #AE2899 #AE2856

triadic

#AE2899 #99AE28 #2899AE

tetradic

#AE2899 #AE8028 #28AE3D #2856AE

square

#AE2899 #AE8028 #28AE3D #2856AE

split-complementary

#AE2899 #56AE28 #28AE80

monochromatic

#4A1141 #7C1D6D #AE2899 #D340BC #DF72CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#AE2899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AE2899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2899

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2899	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)

#28589C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7335F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.205 335.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca71b7',
    500: '#ae2899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2899;
$custom-light: #ca71b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.403,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53145,
    "c": 0.20515,
    "h": 335.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2899

secondary

#6CC67A

accent

#E65C42

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2899

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

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