#AE4E9F#AE4E9F
#AE4E9F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.160 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4E9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 78, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.2%, 8.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.20, 49.66, -25.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.20, 56.00, 332.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.4% 0.1431 -0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.4% 0.16 333.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4380, 16.9525, 34.6738) |
| Luminance | 0.1695 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.15
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.27
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 5.45
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.94
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 6.10
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4E9F #4EAE5D
analogous
#8D4EAE #AE4E9F #AE4E6F
triadic
#AE4E9F #9FAE4E #4E9FAE
tetradic
#AE4E9F #AE8D4E #4EAE5D #4E6FAE
square
#AE4E9F #AE8D4E #4EAE5D #4E6FAE
split-complementary
#AE4E9F #6FAE4E #4EAE8D
monochromatic
#592852 #843B78 #AE4E9F #C277B6 #D5A1CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.78
#AE4E9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.39
#AE4E9F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4E9F
4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4E9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4E9F | 1.00 | 4.78 | 4.39 | 4.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D6AA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#69789C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5546F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4e9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.160 333.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c984bb',
500: '#ae4e9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4e9f; $custom-light: #c984bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4e9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 78,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.375,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57396,
"c": 0.1595,
"h": 333.8
},
"luminance": 0.16951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4E9F
secondary
#96C29D
accent
#CE6C5A
background
#FCF8FB
surface
#F9EFF6
border
#D2CAD0
text
#130B12
muted
#827C81