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#AE2AC6 Color

#AE2AC6 is rgb(174, 42, 198) in RGB, hsl(291, 65%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 79%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE2AC6
HEX#AE2AC6
RGBrgb(174, 42, 198)
HSLhsl(291, 65%, 47%)
HSVhsv(291, 79%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 79%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.237 320.8)
LABlab(44.94% 66.15 -53.52)
LCHlch(44.94% 85.09 321.02)

What #AE2AC6 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 #AE2AC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.67Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.35Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.55Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 12.5Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.08Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.22

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

#AE2AC6 Channel Values

How #AE2AC6 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 42 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 65% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 79% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.32:1 vs white · 3.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE2AC6 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 text5.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE2AC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE2AC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE2AC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE2AC6
Complementary
#41C62A
Analogous
#602AC6
Analogous
#C62A8F
Triadic
#C6AE2A
Triadic
#2AC6AE
Split comp.
#8FC62A
Split comp.
#2AC660

Tints & Shades of #AE2AC6

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

#BF3DD6
#CA5FDD
#D47DE3
#DE9AEA
#E7B7F0
#F2D9F7

Shades

#9825AD
#821F93
#6C1A7A
#52145D
#3B0E43
#25092A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE2AC6.

How #AE2AC6 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#AE2AC6
Protanopia#5555C6
Protanomaly#8248C6
Deuteranopia#6E6EC4
Deuteranomaly#8C5AC5
Tritanopia#A15555
Tritanomaly#A64890
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE2AC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae2ac6: #AE2AC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE2AC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae2ac6': '#AE2AC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.165, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_ae2ac6">#AE2AC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE2AC6"

More Pink Colors

#AE2AC6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AE2AC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE2AC6?

#AE2AC6 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 42, 198) in RGB and hsl(291, 65%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.67.

What is the RGB value of #AE2AC6?

#AE2AC6 is rgb(174, 42, 198) — red 174, green 42, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE2AC6?

#AE2AC6 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 79%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE2AC6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE2AC6 scores 5.32:1 against white and 3.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE2AC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE2AC6 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 9.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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