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#AE3FCF Color

#AE3FCF is rgb(174, 63, 207) in RGB, hsl(286, 60%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 70%, 0%, 19%) 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 8.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE3FCF
HEX#AE3FCF
RGBrgb(174, 63, 207)
HSLhsl(286, 60%, 53%)
HSVhsv(286, 70%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 70%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.223 317.4)
LABlab(47.96% 60.45 -53.89)
LCHlch(47.96% 80.98 318.28)

What #AE3FCF 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 #AE3FCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.49Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.27Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.88Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.04Mauveine#8D029BΔE 16.12

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

#AE3FCF Channel Values

How #AE3FCF 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 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 60% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 70% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.76:1 vs white · 4.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE3FCF 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 text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE3FCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE3FCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE3FCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE3FCF
Complementary
#61CF3F
Analogous
#663FCF
Analogous
#CF3FA9
Triadic
#CFAE3F
Triadic
#3FCFAE
Split comp.
#A9CF3F
Split comp.
#3FCF66

Tints & Shades of #AE3FCF

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

#B858D5
#C474DC
#CE8DE2
#DBA9EA
#E5C2F0
#F1DEF7

Shades

#9B2FBC
#83289F
#6C2183
#541966
#3D1249
#250B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE3FCF.

How #AE3FCF 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#AE3FCF
Protanopia#5F5FCF
Protanomaly#8654CF
Deuteranopia#7474CD
Deuteranomaly#8F63CE
Tritanopia#A06262
Tritanomaly#A6569A
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE3FCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae3fcf: #AE3FCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE3FCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae3fcf': '#AE3FCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.247, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ae3fcf">#AE3FCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE3FCF"

More Purple Colors

#AE3FCF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE3FCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE3FCF?

#AE3FCF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 63, 207) in RGB and hsl(286, 60%, 53%) 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 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #AE3FCF?

#AE3FCF is rgb(174, 63, 207) — red 174, green 63, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE3FCF?

#AE3FCF converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 70%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE3FCF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE3FCF scores 4.76:1 against white and 4.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE3FCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE3FCF 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 8.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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