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#AE3FCA Color

#AE3FCA is rgb(174, 63, 202) in RGB, hsl(288, 57%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 69%, 0%, 21%) 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 8.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE3FCA
HEX#AE3FCA
RGBrgb(174, 63, 202)
HSLhsl(288, 57%, 52%)
HSVhsv(288, 69%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 69%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.218 318.8)
LABlab(47.70% 59.73 -51.42)
LCHlch(47.70% 78.81 319.27)

What #AE3FCA 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 #AE3FCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.37Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.42Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.8Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.92Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.85Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.27

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

#AE3FCA Channel Values

How #AE3FCA 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 63 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 57% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 69% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 21%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 #AE3FCA 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 #AE3FCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE3FCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE3FCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE3FCA
Complementary
#5BCA3F
Analogous
#693FCA
Analogous
#CA3FA1
Triadic
#CAAE3F
Triadic
#3FCAAE
Split comp.
#A1CA3F
Split comp.
#3FCA69

Tints & Shades of #AE3FCA

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

#BA5BD2
#C473D9
#D08FE0
#DAA7E7
#E6C3EF
#F0DBF5

Shades

#9A31B4
#822A98
#6A227C
#561B64
#3E1448
#260C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE3FCA.

How #AE3FCA 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#AE3FCA
Protanopia#5F5FCA
Protanomaly#8654CA
Deuteranopia#7474C8
Deuteranomaly#8F63C9
Tritanopia#A16060
Tritanomaly#A65596
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE3FCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae3fca: #AE3FCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE3FCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae3fca': '#AE3FCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.247, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_ae3fca">#AE3FCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE3FCA"

More Purple Colors

#AE3FCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE3FCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE3FCA?

#AE3FCA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 63, 202) in RGB and hsl(288, 57%, 52%) 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 8.37.

What is the RGB value of #AE3FCA?

#AE3FCA is rgb(174, 63, 202) — red 174, green 63, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE3FCA?

#AE3FCA converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 69%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE3FCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE3FCA 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 #AE3FCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE3FCA 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 8.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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