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#AE09FB Color

#AE09FB is rgb(174, 9, 251) in RGB, hsl(281, 97%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 96%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE09FB
HEX#AE09FB
RGBrgb(174, 9, 251)
HSLhsl(281, 97%, 51%)
HSVhsv(281, 96%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 96%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.294 308.9)
LABlab(46.26% 79.12 -81.54)
LCHlch(46.26% 113.62 314.14)

What #AE09FB 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 #AE09FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AE09FB Channel Values

How #AE09FB 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 9 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 97% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 96% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.96:1 vs white · 4.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE09FB 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 text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE09FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE09FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AE09FB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE09FB.

How #AE09FB 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#AE09FB
Protanopia#4D4DFB
Protanomaly#7F3CFB
Deuteranopia#6969FA
Deuteranomaly#8A53FA
Tritanopia#956363
Tritanomaly#A04EB5
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE09FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae09fb: #AE09FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE09FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae09fb': '#AE09FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.035, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_ae09fb">#AE09FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE09FB"

More Purple Colors

#AE09FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE09FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE09FB?

#AE09FB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 9, 251) in RGB and hsl(281, 97%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.42.

What is the RGB value of #AE09FB?

#AE09FB is rgb(174, 9, 251) — red 174, green 9, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE09FB?

#AE09FB converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 96%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE09FB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE09FB scores 4.96:1 against white and 4.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE09FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE09FB 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 15.4, which is visibly different.

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