#AE2AA5#AE2AA5
#AE2AA5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.212 H 331.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2AA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 42, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 5.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.32, 64.99, -37.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.32, 74.83, 330.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.94% 0.1854 -0.1023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.94% 0.212 331.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0750, 13.3732, 36.8507) |
| Luminance | 0.1337 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.58
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.76
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.02
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.17
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.25
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2AA5 #2AAE33
analogous
#752AAE #AE2AA5 #AE2A63
triadic
#AE2AA5 #A5AE2A #2AA5AE
tetradic
#AE2AA5 #AE752A #2AAE33 #2A63AE
square
#AE2AA5 #AE752A #2AAE33 #2A63AE
split-complementary
#AE2AA5 #63AE2A #2AAE75
monochromatic
#4B1248 #7D1E76 #AE2AA5 #D243C8 #DE75D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.72
#AE2AA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#AE2AA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2AA5
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2AA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2AA5 | 1.00 | 5.72 | 3.67 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1C5BA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#546DA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B53B66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2aa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 42, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.212 331.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca72c0',
500: '#ae2aa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2aa5; $custom-light: #ca72c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2aa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 42,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.091,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53944,
"c": 0.21172,
"h": 331.1
},
"luminance": 0.13371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2AA5
secondary
#6FC575
accent
#E44F44
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EDF7
border
#D2C8D0
text
#140912
muted
#827B81