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#AE4BE7 Color

#AE4BE7 is rgb(174, 75, 231) in RGB, hsl(278, 76%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 68%, 0%, 9%) 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 8.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE4BE7
HEX#AE4BE7
RGBrgb(174, 75, 231)
HSLhsl(278, 76%, 60%)
HSVhsv(278, 68%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 68%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.23 310.4)
LABlab(51.04% 59.34 -62.58)
LCHlch(51.04% 86.24 313.48)

What #AE4BE7 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 #AE4BE7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.48Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.84Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.76Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.9Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 17Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 17.82

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

#AE4BE7 Channel Values

How #AE4BE7 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 75 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 76% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 68% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.23:1 vs white · 4.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE4BE7 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE4BE7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE4BE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE4BE7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE4BE7
Complementary
#84E74B
Analogous
#604BE7
Analogous
#E74BD2
Triadic
#E7AE4B
Triadic
#4BE7AE
Split comp.
#D2E74B
Split comp.
#4BE760

Tints & Shades of #AE4BE7

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

#B862EA
#C47DED
#CE93F0
#DAAEF4
#E5C5F7
#F1E0FB

Shades

#9D28E2
#871BC5
#6E16A2
#56117E
#3D0C5A
#250736

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE4BE7.

How #AE4BE7 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#AE4BE7
Protanopia#6565E7
Protanomaly#885CE7
Deuteranopia#7878E6
Deuteranomaly#9169E6
Tritanopia#9C7070
Tritanomaly#A363AD
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE4BE7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae4be7: #AE4BE7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE4BE7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae4be7': '#AE4BE7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.294, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_ae4be7">#AE4BE7</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE4BE7"

More Purple Colors

#AE4BE7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE4BE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE4BE7?

#AE4BE7 is a light purple — rgb(174, 75, 231) in RGB and hsl(278, 76%, 60%) 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 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #AE4BE7?

#AE4BE7 is rgb(174, 75, 231) — red 174, green 75, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE4BE7?

#AE4BE7 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 68%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE4BE7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE4BE7 scores 4.23:1 against white and 4.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE4BE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE4BE7 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 8.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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