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#AE43CB Color

#AE43CB is rgb(174, 67, 203) in RGB, hsl(287, 57%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 67%, 0%, 20%) 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 6.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE43CB
HEX#AE43CB
RGBrgb(174, 67, 203)
HSLhsl(287, 57%, 53%)
HSVhsv(287, 67%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 67%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.214 318.3)
LABlab(48.34% 58.30 -50.99)
LCHlch(48.34% 77.45 318.83)

What #AE43CB 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 #AE43CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.97Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.23Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.79Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.29Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.6Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 16.76

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

#AE43CB Channel Values

How #AE43CB 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 67 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 57% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 67% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.7:1 vs white · 4.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE43CB 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 text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE43CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE43CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE43CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE43CB
Complementary
#60CB43
Analogous
#6A43CB
Analogous
#CB43A5
Triadic
#CBAE43
Triadic
#43CBAE
Split comp.
#A5CB43
Split comp.
#43CB6A

Tints & Shades of #AE43CB

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

#B85BD2
#C477DA
#CF8FE0
#DBABE8
#E5C3EF
#F1DFF6

Shades

#9B32B8
#842B9C
#6C2380
#541B64
#3D1448
#250C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE43CB.

How #AE43CB 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#AE43CB
Protanopia#6161CB
Protanomaly#8756CB
Deuteranopia#7575C9
Deuteranomaly#8F65CA
Tritanopia#A16363
Tritanomaly#A65898
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE43CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae43cb: #AE43CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE43CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae43cb': '#AE43CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.263, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_ae43cb">#AE43CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE43CB"

More Purple Colors

#AE43CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE43CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE43CB?

#AE43CB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 67, 203) in RGB and hsl(287, 57%, 53%) 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 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #AE43CB?

#AE43CB is rgb(174, 67, 203) — red 174, green 67, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE43CB?

#AE43CB converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 67%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE43CB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE43CB scores 4.7:1 against white and 4.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE43CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE43CB 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 6.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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