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#AE25F8 Color

#AE25F8 is rgb(174, 37, 248) in RGB, hsl(279, 94%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 85%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE25F8
HEX#AE25F8
RGBrgb(174, 37, 248)
HSLhsl(279, 94%, 56%)
HSVhsv(279, 85%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 85%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.281 308.9)
LABlab(47.54% 74.44 -77.78)
LCHlch(47.54% 107.66 313.74)

What #AE25F8 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 #AE25F8, 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 purple in the library.

#AE25F8 Channel Values

How #AE25F8 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 37 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 94% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 85% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 85% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.75:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE25F8 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 text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE25F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE25F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AE25F8

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.

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How #AE25F8 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#AE25F8
Protanopia#5353F8
Protanomaly#8245F8
Deuteranopia#6D6DF7
Deuteranomaly#8C59F7
Tritanopia#966767
Tritanomaly#A054B4
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #AE25F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae25f8: #AE25F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE25F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae25f8': '#AE25F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.145, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_ae25f8">#AE25F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE25F8"

More Purple Colors

#AE25F8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE25F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE25F8?

#AE25F8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 37, 248) in RGB and hsl(279, 94%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.01.

What is the RGB value of #AE25F8?

#AE25F8 is rgb(174, 37, 248) — red 174, green 37, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE25F8?

#AE25F8 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 85%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE25F8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE25F8 scores 4.75:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE25F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE25F8 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 11.63, which is visibly different.

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