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#AE55DD Color

#AE55DD is rgb(174, 85, 221) in RGB, hsl(279, 67%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 62%, 0%, 13%) 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 7.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE55DD
HEX#AE55DD
RGBrgb(174, 85, 221)
HSLhsl(279, 67%, 60%)
HSVhsv(279, 62%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 62%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.207 312)
LABlab(52.19% 53.33 -55.11)
LCHlch(52.19% 76.69 314.06)

What #AE55DD 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 #AE55DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.93Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.73Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.77Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.51Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.85Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 17.77

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

#AE55DD Channel Values

How #AE55DD 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 85 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 67% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 62% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.08:1 vs white · 5.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE55DD 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 text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE55DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE55DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE55DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE55DD
Complementary
#84DD55
Analogous
#6955DD
Analogous
#DD55C9
Triadic
#DDAE55
Triadic
#55DDAE
Split comp.
#C9DD55
Split comp.
#55DD69

Tints & Shades of #AE55DD

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

#B86AE2
#C484E7
#CE99EB
#DAB2F0
#E5C8F4
#F1E1F9

Shades

#9D33D7
#8725BB
#6E1E99
#561877
#3D1155
#250A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE55DD.

How #AE55DD 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#AE55DD
Protanopia#6B6BDD
Protanomaly#8B63DD
Deuteranopia#7C7CDC
Deuteranomaly#936EDC
Tritanopia#9E7373
Tritanomaly#A568A8
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE55DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae55dd: #AE55DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE55DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae55dd': '#AE55DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.333, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ae55dd">#AE55DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE55DD"

More Purple Colors

#AE55DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE55DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE55DD?

#AE55DD is a light purple — rgb(174, 85, 221) in RGB and hsl(279, 67%, 60%) 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 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #AE55DD?

#AE55DD is rgb(174, 85, 221) — red 174, green 85, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE55DD?

#AE55DD converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 62%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE55DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE55DD scores 4.08:1 against white and 5.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE55DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE55DD 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 7.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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