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#AE0489 Color

#AE0489 is rgb(174, 4, 137) in RGB, hsl(313, 96%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 21%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE0489
HEX#AE0489
RGBrgb(174, 4, 137)
HSLhsl(313, 96%, 35%)
HSVhsv(313, 98%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 21%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.217 340.9)
LABlab(39.62% 66.18 -25.54)
LCHlch(39.62% 70.94 338.90)

What #AE0489 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AE0489, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 9.26Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 11.31Fandango#B53389ΔE 12.06Flirt#A2006DΔE 12.97Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 13.19Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 14.6

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#AE0489 Channel Values

How #AE0489 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 4 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 96% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 98% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 21% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.61:1 vs white · 3.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE0489 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE0489 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE0489

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE0489; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE0489
Complementary
#04AF29
Analogous
#7E04AF
Analogous
#AF0434
Triadic
#8AAF04
Triadic
#048AAF
Split comp.
#34AF04
Split comp.
#04AF7E

Tints & Shades of #AE0489

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DC04AD
#FA14C8
#FB41D3
#FC6EDD
#FD9BE8
#FEC8F2

Shades

#9B037A
#820366
#6E0257
#550243
#410133
#28011F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE0489.

How #AE0489 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AE0489
Protanopia#4C4C89
Protanomaly#7F3B89
Deuteranopia#696986
Deuteranomaly#8A5287
Tritanopia#A83333
Tritanomaly#AA2761
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE0489 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ae0489: #AE0489;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE0489;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae0489': '#AE0489' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.016, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_ae0489">#AE0489</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE0489"

More Pink Colors

#AE0489 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE0489 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE0489?

#AE0489 is a dark pink — rgb(174, 4, 137) in RGB and hsl(313, 96%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.26.

What is the RGB value of #AE0489?

#AE0489 is rgb(174, 4, 137) — red 174, green 4, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE0489?

#AE0489 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 21%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE0489 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE0489 scores 6.61:1 against white and 3.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE0489 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE0489 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 13.19, which is visibly different.

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