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#AE33FA Color

#AE33FA is rgb(174, 51, 250) in RGB, hsl(277, 95%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 80%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE33FA
HEX#AE33FA
RGBrgb(174, 51, 250)
HSLhsl(277, 95%, 59%)
HSVhsv(277, 80%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 80%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.272 307.8)
LABlab(48.99% 71.05 -76.54)
LCHlch(48.99% 104.43 312.87)

What #AE33FA 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 #AE33FA, 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.

#AE33FA Channel Values

How #AE33FA 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 51 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 95% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 80% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 80% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.51:1 vs white · 4.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE33FA 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 text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE33FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE33FA; 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 #AE33FA

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE33FA.

How #AE33FA 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#AE33FA
Protanopia#5959FA
Protanomaly#844CFA
Deuteranopia#7070F9
Deuteranomaly#8D5DF9
Tritanopia#966C6C
Tritanomaly#A05AB7
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE33FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae33fa: #AE33FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE33FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae33fa': '#AE33FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.200, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_ae33fa">#AE33FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE33FA"

More Purple Colors

#AE33FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE33FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE33FA?

#AE33FA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 51, 250) in RGB and hsl(277, 95%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #AE33FA?

#AE33FA is rgb(174, 51, 250) — red 174, green 51, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE33FA?

#AE33FA converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 80%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE33FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE33FA scores 4.51:1 against white and 4.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE33FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE33FA 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 11.2, which is visibly different.

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