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#AE37BE Color

#AE37BE is rgb(174, 55, 190) in RGB, hsl(293, 55%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 71%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE37BE
HEX#AE37BE
RGBrgb(174, 55, 190)
HSLhsl(293, 55%, 48%)
HSVhsv(293, 71%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 71%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.217 322.7)
LABlab(46.01% 61.00 -47.17)
LCHlch(46.01% 77.11 322.29)

What #AE37BE 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 #AE37BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.49Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.34Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.18Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.87Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 13.99Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 16.1

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

#AE37BE Channel Values

How #AE37BE 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 55 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 55% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 71% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.13:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE37BE 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 text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE37BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE37BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE37BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE37BE
Complementary
#47BE37
Analogous
#6B37BE
Analogous
#BE378A
Triadic
#BEAE37
Triadic
#37BEAE
Split comp.
#8ABE37
Split comp.
#37BE6B

Tints & Shades of #AE37BE

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

#BD4DCB
#C769D3
#D184DB
#DDA4E5
#E7C0ED
#F2DBF5

Shades

#9830A6
#7F288A
#692173
#531A5B
#3E1443
#240B28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE37BE.

How #AE37BE 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#AE37BE
Protanopia#5B5BBE
Protanomaly#844FBE
Deuteranopia#7171BC
Deuteranomaly#8E5FBD
Tritanopia#A25858
Tritanomaly#A74D8D
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE37BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae37be: #AE37BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE37BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae37be': '#AE37BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.216, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_ae37be">#AE37BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE37BE"

More Pink Colors

#AE37BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AE37BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE37BE?

#AE37BE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 55, 190) in RGB and hsl(293, 55%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.49.

What is the RGB value of #AE37BE?

#AE37BE is rgb(174, 55, 190) — red 174, green 55, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE37BE?

#AE37BE converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 71%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE37BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE37BE scores 5.13:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE37BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE37BE 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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