#AE2A9C#AE2A9C
#AE2A9C is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.205 H 334.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2A9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 42, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 10.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.85, 63.61, -32.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.85, 71.41, 332.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.45% 0.185 -0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.45% 0.205 334.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2845, 13.0570, 32.6873) |
| Luminance | 0.1305 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.70
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.48
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.77
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.12
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.34
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2A9C #2AAE3C
analogous
#7E2AAE #AE2A9C #AE2A5A
triadic
#AE2A9C #9CAE2A #2A9CAE
tetradic
#AE2A9C #AE7E2A #2AAE3C #2A5AAE
square
#AE2A9C #AE7E2A #2AAE3C #2A5AAE
split-complementary
#AE2A9C #5AAE2A #2AAE7E
monochromatic
#4B1244 #7D1E70 #AE2A9C #D243BE #DE75CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.82
#AE2A9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#AE2A9C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2A9C
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2A9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2A9C | 1.00 | 5.82 | 3.61 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#27599F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#596C99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B63661
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2a9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 42, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.205 334.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca72b9',
500: '#ae2a9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2a9c; $custom-light: #ca72b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2a9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 42,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.182,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53453,
"c": 0.20525,
"h": 334.3
},
"luminance": 0.13055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2A9C
secondary
#6FC57A
accent
#E45944
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EDF6
border
#D2C8D0
text
#140911
muted
#827B80