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#AE69BA Color

#AE69BA is rgb(174, 105, 186) in RGB, hsl(291, 37%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 44%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lavender (#A76BCF), visibly different at ΔE 11.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE69BA
HEX#AE69BA
RGBrgb(174, 105, 186)
HSLhsl(291, 37%, 57%)
HSVhsv(291, 44%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 44%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.139 321.5)
LABlab(54.58% 38.03 -31.44)
LCHlch(54.58% 49.34 320.43)

What #AE69BA 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 #AE69BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AE69BA Channel Values

How #AE69BA 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 105 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 37% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 44% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE69BA 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 text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE69BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE69BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AE69BA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE69BA.

How #AE69BA 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#AE69BA
Protanopia#7878BA
Protanomaly#9173BA
Deuteranopia#8585B9
Deuteranomaly#977BB9
Tritanopia#A57777
Tritanomaly#A97297
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE69BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae69ba: #AE69BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE69BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae69ba': '#AE69BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.412, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_ae69ba">#AE69BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE69BA"

More Pink Colors

#AE69BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE69BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE69BA?

#AE69BA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 105, 186) in RGB and hsl(291, 37%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lavender (#A76BCF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.4.

What is the RGB value of #AE69BA?

#AE69BA is rgb(174, 105, 186) — red 174, green 105, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE69BA?

#AE69BA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 44%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE69BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE69BA scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE69BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE69BA 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 16.79, which is visibly different.

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