#AE2A9D#AE2A9D
#AE2A9D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.206 H 334.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2A9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 42, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 9.8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.90, 63.76, -32.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.90, 71.78, 332.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.51% 0.1851 -0.0904) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.51% 0.206 334) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3696, 13.0911, 33.1351) |
| Luminance | 0.1309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.65
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.39
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.79
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.10
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.15
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2A9D #2AAE3B
analogous
#7D2AAE #AE2A9D #AE2A5B
triadic
#AE2A9D #9DAE2A #2A9DAE
tetradic
#AE2A9D #AE7D2A #2AAE3B #2A5BAE
square
#AE2A9D #AE7D2A #2AAE3B #2A5BAE
split-complementary
#AE2A9D #5BAE2A #2AAE7D
monochromatic
#4B1244 #7D1E71 #AE2A9D #D243BF #DE75D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.80
#AE2A9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#AE2A9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2A9D
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2A9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2A9D | 1.00 | 5.80 | 3.62 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2659A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#586C9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B63761
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2a9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 42, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.206 334.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca72ba',
500: '#ae2a9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2a9d; $custom-light: #ca72ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2a9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 42,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.727,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53506,
"c": 0.20596,
"h": 334
},
"luminance": 0.13089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2A9D
secondary
#6FC57A
accent
#E45844
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EDF6
border
#D2C8D0
text
#140911
muted
#827B80