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#AE28CC Color

#AE28CC is rgb(174, 40, 204) in RGB, hsl(289, 67%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 80%, 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 7.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE28CC
HEX#AE28CC
RGBrgb(174, 40, 204)
HSLhsl(289, 67%, 48%)
HSVhsv(289, 80%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 80%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.243 319.2)
LABlab(45.08% 67.48 -56.77)
LCHlch(45.08% 88.18 319.93)

What #AE28CC 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 #AE28CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 7.63Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.76Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 12.2Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.4Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 14.67Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.05

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

#AE28CC Channel Values

How #AE28CC 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 40 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 67% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 80% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 80% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.28:1 vs white · 3.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE28CC 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 text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE28CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE28CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE28CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE28CC
Complementary
#46CC28
Analogous
#5C28CC
Analogous
#CC2898
Triadic
#CCAE28
Triadic
#28CCAE
Split comp.
#98CC28
Split comp.
#28CC5C

Tints & Shades of #AE28CC

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

#BD3FD9
#C75DDF
#D17BE5
#DD9DEC
#E8BBF2
#F2D9F7

Shades

#9923B3
#7F1D95
#69187B
#541362
#3E0E48
#24082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE28CC.

How #AE28CC 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#AE28CC
Protanopia#5555CC
Protanomaly#8247CC
Deuteranopia#6D6DCA
Deuteranomaly#8C59CB
Tritanopia#9F5757
Tritanomaly#A54895
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE28CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae28cc: #AE28CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE28CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae28cc': '#AE28CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.157, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_ae28cc">#AE28CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE28CC"

More Purple Colors

#AE28CC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE28CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE28CC?

#AE28CC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 40, 204) in RGB and hsl(289, 67%, 48%) 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 7.63.

What is the RGB value of #AE28CC?

#AE28CC is rgb(174, 40, 204) — red 174, green 40, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE28CC?

#AE28CC converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 80%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE28CC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE28CC scores 5.28:1 against white and 3.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE28CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE28CC 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 8.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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