#AE2C9F#AE2C9F
#AE2C9F is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.205 H 333.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2C9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 44, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 8.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.22, 63.45, -33.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.22, 71.83, 332.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.77% 0.1834 -0.0924) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.77% 0.205 333.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6144, 13.3053, 34.0660) |
| Luminance | 0.1330 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.36
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.10
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.91
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.96
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.30
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2C9F #2CAE3B
analogous
#7C2CAE #AE2C9F #AE2C5E
triadic
#AE2C9F #9FAE2C #2C9FAE
tetradic
#AE2C9F #AE7C2C #2CAE3B #2C5EAE
square
#AE2C9F #AE7C2C #2CAE3B #2C5EAE
split-complementary
#AE2C9F #5EAE2C #2CAE7C
monochromatic
#4C1346 #7D2072 #AE2C9F #D047C1 #DD78D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.74
#AE2C9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.66
#AE2C9F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2C9F
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2C9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2C9F | 1.00 | 5.74 | 3.66 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#275AA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#586D9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B63963
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2c9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.205 333.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca73bc',
500: '#ae2c9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2c9f; $custom-light: #ca73bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2c9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 44,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.923,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53769,
"c": 0.20532,
"h": 333.3
},
"luminance": 0.13303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2C9F
secondary
#71C57B
accent
#E35745
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EDF6
border
#D2C8D0
text
#140912
muted
#827B81