#AE2B9C#AE2B9C
#AE2B9C is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.204 H 334.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2B9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 43, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 10.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.96, 63.31, -32.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.96, 71.06, 332.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.53% 0.1841 -0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.53% 0.204 334.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3204, 13.1289, 32.6993) |
| Luminance | 0.1313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.60
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.41
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.81
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.24
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.39
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2B9C #2BAE3D
analogous
#7E2BAE #AE2B9C #AE2B5B
triadic
#AE2B9C #9CAE2B #2B9CAE
tetradic
#AE2B9C #AE7E2B #2BAE3D #2B5BAE
square
#AE2B9C #AE7E2B #2BAE3D #2B5BAE
split-complementary
#AE2B9C #5BAE2B #2BAE7E
monochromatic
#4C1344 #7D1F70 #AE2B9C #D145BE #DD76CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#AE2B9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#AE2B9C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2B9C
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2B9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2B9C | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#29599F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#596C99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B63761
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2b9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 43, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.204 334.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca72b9',
500: '#ae2b9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2b9c; $custom-light: #ca72b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2b9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 43,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.244,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5353,
"c": 0.20422,
"h": 334.4
},
"luminance": 0.13127
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2B9C
secondary
#70C57C
accent
#E45A44
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EDF6
border
#D2C8D0
text
#140911
muted
#827B80