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#AE77CA Color

#AE77CA is rgb(174, 119, 202) in RGB, hsl(280, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 41%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE77CA
HEX#AE77CA
RGBrgb(174, 119, 202)
HSLhsl(280, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(280, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 41%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.133 313.6)
LABlab(58.25% 33.24 -34.85)
LCHlch(58.25% 48.16 313.65)

What #AE77CA 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 #AE77CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.3Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.91Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.24Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.77Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 13.34Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.88

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

#AE77CA Channel Values

How #AE77CA 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 119 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.34:1 vs white · 6.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE77CA 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 text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE77CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE77CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE77CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE77CA
Complementary
#93CA77
Analogous
#8577CA
Analogous
#CA77BC
Triadic
#CAAE77
Triadic
#77CAAE
Split comp.
#BCCA77
Split comp.
#77CA85

Tints & Shades of #AE77CA

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

#B989D1
#C49CD8
#CFAEE0
#DAC1E7
#E5D3EE
#F0E5F5

Shades

#9D5ABF
#8742A9
#6F368C
#55296A
#3D1E4D
#23112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE77CA.

How #AE77CA 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#AE77CA
Protanopia#8383CA
Protanomaly#967ECA
Deuteranopia#8C8CC9
Deuteranomaly#9B84C9
Tritanopia#A48585
Tritanomaly#A880A5
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE77CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae77ca: #AE77CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE77CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae77ca': '#AE77CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.467, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_ae77ca">#AE77CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE77CA"

More Purple Colors

#AE77CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE77CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE77CA?

#AE77CA is a light purple — rgb(174, 119, 202) in RGB and hsl(280, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #AE77CA?

#AE77CA is rgb(174, 119, 202) — red 174, green 119, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE77CA?

#AE77CA converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 41%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE77CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE77CA scores 3.34:1 against white and 6.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE77CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE77CA 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 16.3, which is visibly different.

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