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#AE35DE Color

#AE35DE is rgb(174, 53, 222) in RGB, hsl(283, 72%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 76%, 0%, 13%) 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 8.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE35DE
HEX#AE35DE
RGBrgb(174, 53, 222)
HSLhsl(283, 72%, 54%)
HSVhsv(283, 76%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 76%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.247 314)
LABlab(47.49% 66.18 -63.20)
LCHlch(47.49% 91.51 316.32)

What #AE35DE 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 #AE35DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.21Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 8.94Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 11.96Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.59French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.97Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.57

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

#AE35DE Channel Values

How #AE35DE 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 53 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 72% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 76% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.81:1 vs white · 4.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE35DE 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 text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE35DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE35DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE35DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE35DE
Complementary
#65DE35
Analogous
#5A35DE
Analogous
#DE35BA
Triadic
#DEAE35
Triadic
#35DEAE
Split comp.
#BADE35
Split comp.
#35DE5A

Tints & Shades of #AE35DE

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

#B950E2
#C56EE7
#D089EC
#DAA3F0
#E5BDF4
#F1DCF9

Shades

#9D22CE
#861DAF
#6E1891
#54126E
#3C0D4F
#250830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE35DE.

How #AE35DE 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#AE35DE
Protanopia#5A5ADE
Protanomaly#844EDE
Deuteranopia#7171DD
Deuteranomaly#8D5EDD
Tritanopia#9C6262
Tritanomaly#A454A3
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE35DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae35de: #AE35DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE35DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae35de': '#AE35DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.208, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_ae35de">#AE35DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE35DE"

More Purple Colors

#AE35DE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE35DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE35DE?

#AE35DE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 53, 222) in RGB and hsl(283, 72%, 54%) 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 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #AE35DE?

#AE35DE is rgb(174, 53, 222) — red 174, green 53, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE35DE?

#AE35DE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 76%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE35DE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE35DE scores 4.81:1 against white and 4.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE35DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE35DE 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 8.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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