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#AE7AC7 Color

#AE7AC7 is rgb(174, 122, 199) in RGB, hsl(281, 41%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 22%) 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 9.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE7AC7
HEX#AE7AC7
RGBrgb(174, 122, 199)
HSLhsl(281, 41%, 63%)
HSVhsv(281, 39%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.124 314.2)
LABlab(58.82% 31.17 -32.28)
LCHlch(58.82% 44.87 314.00)

What #AE7AC7 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 #AE7AC7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.01African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.67Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.19Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.41Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.48Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.86

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

#AE7AC7 Channel Values

How #AE7AC7 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 122 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 41% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 39% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE7AC7 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE7AC7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE7AC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE7AC7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE7AC7
Complementary
#92C77A
Analogous
#887AC7
Analogous
#C77AB9
Triadic
#C7AF7A
Triadic
#7AC7AF
Split comp.
#B9C77A
Split comp.
#7AC788

Tints & Shades of #AE7AC7

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

#BA8CCF
#C59ED6
#CFB0DE
#DAC2E5
#E5D4ED
#F0E6F4

Shades

#9E5DBB
#8745A5
#6F3989
#552C68
#3E204C
#23122B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE7AC7.

How #AE7AC7 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#AE7AC7
Protanopia#8585C7
Protanomaly#9781C7
Deuteranopia#8E8EC6
Deuteranomaly#9C86C6
Tritanopia#A58787
Tritanomaly#A982A4
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE7AC7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae7ac7: #AE7AC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE7AC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae7ac7': '#AE7AC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.478, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_ae7ac7">#AE7AC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE7AC7"

More Purple Colors

#AE7AC7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE7AC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE7AC7?

#AE7AC7 is a light purple — rgb(174, 122, 199) in RGB and hsl(281, 41%, 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 9.01.

What is the RGB value of #AE7AC7?

#AE7AC7 is rgb(174, 122, 199) — red 174, green 122, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE7AC7?

#AE7AC7 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE7AC7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE7AC7 scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE7AC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE7AC7 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.91, which is visibly different.

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