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#AE29DB Color

#AE29DB is rgb(174, 41, 219) in RGB, hsl(285, 71%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 81%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE29DB
HEX#AE29DB
RGBrgb(174, 41, 219)
HSLhsl(285, 71%, 51%)
HSVhsv(285, 81%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 81%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.255 315.3)
LABlab(46.04% 69.27 -63.83)
LCHlch(46.04% 94.19 317.34)

What #AE29DB 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 #AE29DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 6.8Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 8.83Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.38Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.44French Violet#8806CEΔE 12.58Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.48

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

#AE29DB Channel Values

How #AE29DB 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 41 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 71% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 81% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.07:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE29DB 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 text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE29DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE29DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE29DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE29DB
Complementary
#56DB29
Analogous
#5629DB
Analogous
#DB29AE
Triadic
#DBAE29
Triadic
#29DBAE
Split comp.
#AEDB29
Split comp.
#29DB56

Tints & Shades of #AE29DB

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

#BA48E0
#C462E4
#CF81EA
#DB9FEF
#E6BEF4
#F0D8F8

Shades

#9821C0
#831CA6
#6B1787
#531269
#3B0D4A
#260830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE29DB.

How #AE29DB 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#AE29DB
Protanopia#5555DB
Protanomaly#8247DB
Deuteranopia#6E6ED9
Deuteranomaly#8C5ADA
Tritanopia#9D5D5D
Tritanomaly#A44D9F
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE29DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae29db: #AE29DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE29DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae29db': '#AE29DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.161, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_ae29db">#AE29DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE29DB"

More Purple Colors

#AE29DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE29DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE29DB?

#AE29DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 41, 219) in RGB and hsl(285, 71%, 51%) 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 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #AE29DB?

#AE29DB is rgb(174, 41, 219) — red 174, green 41, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE29DB?

#AE29DB converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 81%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE29DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE29DB scores 5.07:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE29DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE29DB 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 10.38, which is visibly different.

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