#AE2C9D#AE2C9D
#AE2C9D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.204 H 334.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2C9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 44, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 9.8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.12, 63.14, -32.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.12, 71.08, 332.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.66% 0.1832 -0.0894) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.66% 0.204 334) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4423, 13.2365, 33.1593) |
| Luminance | 0.1323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.44
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.25
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.89
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.26
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.33
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2C9D #2CAE3D
analogous
#7E2CAE #AE2C9D #AE2C5C
triadic
#AE2C9D #9DAE2C #2C9DAE
tetradic
#AE2C9D #AE7E2C #2CAE3D #2C5CAE
square
#AE2C9D #AE7E2C #2CAE3D #2C5CAE
split-complementary
#AE2C9D #5CAE2C #2CAE7E
monochromatic
#4C1345 #7D2071 #AE2C9D #D047BE #DD78D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.76
#AE2C9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.65
#AE2C9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2C9D
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2C9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2C9D | 1.00 | 5.76 | 3.65 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#295AA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#596D9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B63862
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2c9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.204 334.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca73ba',
500: '#ae2c9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2c9d; $custom-light: #ca73ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2c9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 44,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.846,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53662,
"c": 0.20389,
"h": 334
},
"luminance": 0.13234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2C9D
secondary
#71C57C
accent
#E35A45
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EDF6
border
#D2C8D0
text
#140911
muted
#827B80