#AE36B5 Color

#AE36B5 is rgb(174, 54, 181) in RGB and hsl(297, 54%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#AE36B5

HEX#AE36B5

RGBrgb(174, 54, 181)

HSLhsl(297, 54%, 46%)

HSVhsv(297, 70%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(55.9% 0.211 325.6)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 70%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #AE36B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AE36B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#AE36B5 Complementary#3CB536 Analogous#6F36B5 Analogous#B5367C Triadic#B5AE36 Triadic#36B5AE

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #AE36B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C146C8 #CC66D1 #D581D9 #E0A1E3 #E9BCEB #F3DCF4

Shades

#982F9D #812886 #6A216E #531A56 #3D133F #260C27

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