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#AE13EC Color

#AE13EC is rgb(174, 19, 236) in RGB, hsl(283, 85%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 92%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE13EC
HEX#AE13EC
RGBrgb(174, 19, 236)
HSLhsl(283, 85%, 50%)
HSVhsv(283, 92%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 92%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.28 311.9)
LABlab(45.59% 75.97 -74.21)
LCHlch(45.59% 106.20 315.67)

What #AE13EC 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 #AE13EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 5.93Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.71Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 9.16Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.26Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 10.68Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 11.3

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

#AE13EC Channel Values

How #AE13EC 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 19 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 85% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 92% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 92% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.12:1 vs white · 4.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE13EC 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 text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE13EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE13EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE13EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE13EC
Complementary
#51EC13
Analogous
#4213EC
Analogous
#EC13BD
Triadic
#ECAE13
Triadic
#13ECAE
Split comp.
#BDEC13
Split comp.
#13EC42

Tints & Shades of #AE13EC

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

#BA34EF
#C555F1
#D076F4
#DA92F6
#E5B4F9
#F1D5FC

Shades

#9610CB
#810EAF
#690B8E
#540971
#3B0750
#260434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE13EC.

How #AE13EC 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#AE13EC
Protanopia#4F4FEC
Protanomaly#803FEC
Deuteranopia#6A6AEB
Deuteranomaly#8A54EB
Tritanopia#995E5E
Tritanomaly#A24BAA
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE13EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae13ec: #AE13EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE13EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae13ec': '#AE13EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.075, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_ae13ec">#AE13EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE13EC"

More Purple Colors

#AE13EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE13EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE13EC?

#AE13EC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 19, 236) in RGB and hsl(283, 85%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #AE13EC?

#AE13EC is rgb(174, 19, 236) — red 174, green 19, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE13EC?

#AE13EC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 92%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE13EC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE13EC scores 5.12:1 against white and 4.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE13EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE13EC 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 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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