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#AE28D7 Color

#AE28D7 is rgb(174, 40, 215) in RGB, hsl(286, 69%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 81%, 0%, 16%) 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 6.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE28D7
HEX#AE28D7
RGBrgb(174, 40, 215)
HSLhsl(286, 69%, 50%)
HSVhsv(286, 81%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 81%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.252 316.3)
LABlab(45.71% 68.97 -62.07)
LCHlch(45.71% 92.79 318.01)

What #AE28D7 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 #AE28D7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 6.14Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.6Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 9.98Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 11.58French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.51Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.8

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

#AE28D7 Channel Values

How #AE28D7 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 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 69% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 81% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE28D7 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 text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE28D7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE28D7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE28D7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE28D7
Complementary
#51D728
Analogous
#5628D7
Analogous
#D728A9
Triadic
#D7AE28
Triadic
#28D7AE
Split comp.
#A9D728
Split comp.
#28D756

Tints & Shades of #AE28D7

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

#BA46DD
#C564E3
#D082E8
#DA9CED
#E5BAF2
#F0D8F8

Shades

#9622B9
#811D9F
#691881
#541367
#3B0D49
#26092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE28D7.

How #AE28D7 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#AE28D7
Protanopia#5555D7
Protanomaly#8247D7
Deuteranopia#6D6DD5
Deuteranomaly#8C59D6
Tritanopia#9D5B5B
Tritanomaly#A44B9C
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE28D7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae28d7: #AE28D7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE28D7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae28d7': '#AE28D7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.157, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_ae28d7">#AE28D7</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE28D7"

More Purple Colors

#AE28D7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE28D7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE28D7?

#AE28D7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 40, 215) in RGB and hsl(286, 69%, 50%) 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 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #AE28D7?

#AE28D7 is rgb(174, 40, 215) — red 174, green 40, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE28D7?

#AE28D7 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 81%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE28D7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE28D7 scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE28D7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE28D7 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 9.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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