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#AE14EB Color

#AE14EB is rgb(174, 20, 235) in RGB, hsl(283, 84%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 91%, 0%, 8%) 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 6.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE14EB
HEX#AE14EB
RGBrgb(174, 20, 235)
HSLhsl(283, 84%, 50%)
HSVhsv(283, 91%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 91%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.279 312.1)
LABlab(45.57% 75.69 -73.67)
LCHlch(45.57% 105.63 315.77)

What #AE14EB 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 #AE14EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.16Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.25Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 8.92Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 9.67Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 10.99Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 11.9

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

#AE14EB Channel Values

How #AE14EB 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 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 84% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 91% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 8%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 #AE14EB 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 #AE14EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE14EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE14EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE14EB
Complementary
#51EB14
Analogous
#4314EB
Analogous
#EB14BC
Triadic
#EBAE14
Triadic
#14EBAE
Split comp.
#BCEB14
Split comp.
#14EB43

Tints & Shades of #AE14EB

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

#B935ED
#C556F0
#D077F3
#DA93F6
#E5B4F8
#F0D5FB

Shades

#9612CA
#810FAE
#680C8D
#530A71
#3B0750
#260434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE14EB.

How #AE14EB 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#AE14EB
Protanopia#4F4FEB
Protanomaly#803FEB
Deuteranopia#6A6AEA
Deuteranomaly#8A54EA
Tritanopia#995E5E
Tritanomaly#A24AA9
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE14EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae14eb: #AE14EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE14EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae14eb': '#AE14EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.078, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_ae14eb">#AE14EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE14EB"

More Purple Colors

#AE14EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE14EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE14EB?

#AE14EB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 20, 235) in RGB and hsl(283, 84%, 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 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #AE14EB?

#AE14EB is rgb(174, 20, 235) — red 174, green 20, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE14EB?

#AE14EB converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 91%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE14EB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE14EB 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 #AE14EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE14EB 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 8.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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