#AE2999#AE2999

#AE2999 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.204 H 335.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2999
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(309, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(309, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 12.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.59, 63.47, -31.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.59, 70.66, 333.93°)
OKLab	oklab(53.22% 0.1857 -0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(53.22% 0.204 335.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.9986, 12.8866, 31.3543)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2999 #29AE3E

analogous

#8129AE #AE2999 #AE2956

triadic

#AE2999 #99AE29 #2999AE

tetradic

#AE2999 #AE8129 #29AE3E #2956AE

square

#AE2999 #AE8129 #29AE3E #2956AE

split-complementary

#AE2999 #56AE29 #29AE81

monochromatic

#4B1242 #7C1D6D #AE2999 #D242BC #DE73CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#AE2999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#AE2999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2999

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2999	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)

#29589C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6C96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7345F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.204 335.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca72b7',
    500: '#ae2999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2999;
$custom-light: #ca72b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.474,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53219,
    "c": 0.20416,
    "h": 335.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2999

secondary

#6DC57B

accent

#E55C43

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2999

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

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