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#AE14CC Color

#AE14CC is rgb(174, 20, 204) in RGB, hsl(290, 82%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 90%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE14CC
HEX#AE14CC
RGBrgb(174, 20, 204)
HSLhsl(290, 82%, 44%)
HSVhsv(290, 90%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 90%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.256 319.7)
LABlab(43.62% 71.58 -59.11)
LCHlch(43.62% 92.83 320.45)

What #AE14CC 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 #AE14CC, 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 pink in the library.

#AE14CC Channel Values

How #AE14CC 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 20 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 82% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 90% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.57:1 vs white · 3.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE14CC 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 text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE14CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE14CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE14CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AE14CC

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 #AE14CC.

How #AE14CC 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#AE14CC
Protanopia#4F4FCC
Protanomaly#803FCC
Deuteranopia#6A6ACA
Deuteranomaly#8A54CB
Tritanopia#9F5151
Tritanomaly#A54193
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE14CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae14cc: #AE14CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE14CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae14cc': '#AE14CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.078, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_ae14cc">#AE14CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE14CC"

More Pink Colors

#AE14CC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE14CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE14CC?

#AE14CC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 20, 204) in RGB and hsl(290, 82%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.72.

What is the RGB value of #AE14CC?

#AE14CC is rgb(174, 20, 204) — red 174, green 20, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE14CC?

#AE14CC converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 90%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE14CC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE14CC scores 5.57:1 against white and 3.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE14CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE14CC 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 11.76, which is visibly different.

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