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#AE46CE Color

#AE46CE is rgb(174, 70, 206) in RGB, hsl(286, 58%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 66%, 0%, 19%) 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 6.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE46CE
HEX#AE46CE
RGBrgb(174, 70, 206)
HSLhsl(286, 58%, 54%)
HSVhsv(286, 66%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 66%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.213 317.3)
LABlab(48.95% 57.53 -51.74)
LCHlch(48.95% 77.37 318.03)

What #AE46CE 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 #AE46CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.65Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.06Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.65Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.66Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 16.31Mauveine#8D029BΔE 16.58

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

#AE46CE Channel Values

How #AE46CE 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 70 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 58% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 66% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.6:1 vs white · 4.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE46CE 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 text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE46CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE46CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE46CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE46CE
Complementary
#65CE46
Analogous
#6A46CE
Analogous
#CE46A9
Triadic
#CEAE46
Triadic
#46CEAE
Split comp.
#A9CE46
Split comp.
#46CE6A

Tints & Shades of #AE46CE

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

#B95ED4
#C57ADC
#CF92E2
#DAAAE9
#E5C3EF
#F1DFF6

Shades

#9D32BD
#862BA1
#6E2385
#531B65
#3C1349
#250C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE46CE.

How #AE46CE 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#AE46CE
Protanopia#6262CE
Protanomaly#8758CE
Deuteranopia#7676CC
Deuteranomaly#9066CD
Tritanopia#A06565
Tritanomaly#A65A9B
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE46CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae46ce: #AE46CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE46CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae46ce': '#AE46CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.275, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_ae46ce">#AE46CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE46CE"

More Purple Colors

#AE46CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE46CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE46CE?

#AE46CE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(174, 70, 206) in RGB and hsl(286, 58%, 54%) 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 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #AE46CE?

#AE46CE is rgb(174, 70, 206) — red 174, green 70, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE46CE?

#AE46CE converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 66%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE46CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE46CE scores 4.6:1 against white and 4.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE46CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE46CE 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 6.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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