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#AE81EF Color

#AE81EF is rgb(174, 129, 239) in RGB, hsl(265, 77%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 46%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE81EF
HEX#AE81EF
RGBrgb(174, 129, 239)
HSLhsl(265, 77%, 72%)
HSVhsv(265, 46%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 46%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.161 301.2)
LABlab(61.99% 34.44 -49.64)
LCHlch(61.99% 60.42 304.75)

What #AE81EF 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 #AE81EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.08Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.53Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.45Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.7Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 10.81Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.48

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

#AE81EF Channel Values

How #AE81EF 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 129 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 77% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 46% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE81EF 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 text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE81EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE81EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE81EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE81EF
Complementary
#C1EF81
Analogous
#818AEF
Analogous
#E581EF
Triadic
#EFAE81
Triadic
#81EFAE
Split comp.
#EFE581
Split comp.
#8AEF81

Tints & Shades of #AE81EF

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

#BA93F1
#C3A0F3
#CEB2F5
#DAC4F7
#E5D6FA
#EEE4FB

Shades

#9253E9
#782BE3
#6019C2
#491395
#330D68
#1F083F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE81EF.

How #AE81EF 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#AE81EF
Protanopia#8A8AEF
Protanomaly#9A87EF
Deuteranopia#9292EE
Deuteranomaly#9E8BEF
Tritanopia#9E9595
Tritanomaly#A58DC0
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE81EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae81ef: #AE81EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE81EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae81ef': '#AE81EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.506, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_ae81ef">#AE81EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE81EF"

More Purple Colors

#AE81EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE81EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE81EF?

#AE81EF is a light purple — rgb(174, 129, 239) in RGB and hsl(265, 77%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #AE81EF?

#AE81EF is rgb(174, 129, 239) — red 174, green 129, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE81EF?

#AE81EF converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 46%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE81EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE81EF scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE81EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE81EF 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 8.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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