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#AE20CB Color

#AE20CB is rgb(174, 32, 203) in RGB, hsl(290, 73%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 84%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE20CB
HEX#AE20CB
RGBrgb(174, 32, 203)
HSLhsl(290, 73%, 46%)
HSVhsv(290, 84%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 84%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.249 319.7)
LABlab(44.34% 69.27 -57.38)
LCHlch(44.34% 89.95 320.36)

What #AE20CB 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 #AE20CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 6.22Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.99Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 12.25Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.91Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 13.16Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.97

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

#AE20CB Channel Values

How #AE20CB 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 32 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 73% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 84% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.43:1 vs white · 3.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE20CB 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 text5.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE20CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE20CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE20CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE20CB
Complementary
#3CCB20
Analogous
#5920CB
Analogous
#CB2092
Triadic
#CBAE20
Triadic
#20CBAE
Split comp.
#92CB20
Split comp.
#20CB59

Tints & Shades of #AE20CB

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

#C130DF
#CC53E4
#D572E9
#E095EE
#E9B4F3
#F3D7F9

Shades

#981CB0
#811796
#6A137C
#530F61
#3D0B47
#26072C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE20CB.

How #AE20CB 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#AE20CB
Protanopia#5252CB
Protanomaly#8143CB
Deuteranopia#6C6CC9
Deuteranomaly#8B57CA
Tritanopia#9F5454
Tritanomaly#A54493
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE20CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae20cb: #AE20CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE20CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae20cb': '#AE20CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.125, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_ae20cb">#AE20CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE20CB"

More Pink Colors

#AE20CB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AE20CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE20CB?

#AE20CB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 32, 203) in RGB and hsl(290, 73%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #AE20CB?

#AE20CB is rgb(174, 32, 203) — red 174, green 32, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE20CB?

#AE20CB converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 84%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE20CB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE20CB scores 5.43:1 against white and 3.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE20CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE20CB 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 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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