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#AE23CD Color

#AE23CD is rgb(174, 35, 205) in RGB, hsl(289, 71%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 83%, 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.

#AE23CD
HEX#AE23CD
RGBrgb(174, 35, 205)
HSLhsl(289, 71%, 47%)
HSVhsv(289, 83%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 83%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.248 319.1)
LABlab(44.69% 68.85 -57.97)
LCHlch(44.69% 90.01 319.91)

What #AE23CD 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 #AE23CD, 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 9.49Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 12.33Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 12.92Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.29Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.61

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

#AE23CD Channel Values

How #AE23CD 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 35 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 71% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 83% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 83% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.35:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE23CD 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 text5.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE23CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE23CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE23CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE23CD
Complementary
#42CD23
Analogous
#5923CD
Analogous
#CD2397
Triadic
#CDAE23
Triadic
#23CDAE
Split comp.
#97CD23
Split comp.
#23CD59

Tints & Shades of #AE23CD

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

#BE36DD
#CA59E3
#D378E8
#DD96ED
#E7B5F2
#F2D8F8

Shades

#981EB3
#811A99
#6B157E
#511060
#3B0C46
#25072C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE23CD.

How #AE23CD 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#AE23CD
Protanopia#5353CD
Protanomaly#8144CD
Deuteranopia#6C6CCB
Deuteranomaly#8B58CC
Tritanopia#9F5555
Tritanomaly#A54695
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE23CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae23cd: #AE23CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE23CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae23cd': '#AE23CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.137, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_ae23cd">#AE23CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE23CD"

More Purple Colors

#AE23CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE23CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE23CD?

#AE23CD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 35, 205) in RGB and hsl(289, 71%, 47%) 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 #AE23CD?

#AE23CD is rgb(174, 35, 205) — red 174, green 35, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE23CD?

#AE23CD converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 83%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE23CD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE23CD scores 5.35:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE23CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE23CD 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 9.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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