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#AE87CF Color

#AE87CF is rgb(174, 135, 207) in RGB, hsl(273, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 35%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE87CF
HEX#AE87CF
RGBrgb(174, 135, 207)
HSLhsl(273, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(273, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 35%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.111 308.5)
LABlab(62.14% 25.58 -31.65)
LCHlch(62.14% 40.69 308.95)

What #AE87CF 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 #AE87CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.31Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.77Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.86Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.61Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.74Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.04

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

#AE87CF Channel Values

How #AE87CF 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 135 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE87CF 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 text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE87CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE87CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE87CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE87CF
Complementary
#A7CF87
Analogous
#8A87CF
Analogous
#CF87CB
Triadic
#CFAE87
Triadic
#87CFAE
Split comp.
#CBCF87
Split comp.
#87CF8A

Tints & Shades of #AE87CF

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

#B895D5
#C4A7DC
#CEB6E2
#DAC8E9
#E4D7EF
#F0E9F6

Shades

#9966C2
#8247B3
#6A3A92
#522D71
#3B2050
#23132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE87CF.

How #AE87CF 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#AE87CF
Protanopia#8F8FCF
Protanomaly#9C8CCF
Deuteranopia#9595CE
Deuteranomaly#A090CF
Tritanopia#A59393
Tritanomaly#A88EAE
Achromatopsia#979797

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Using #AE87CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae87cf: #AE87CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE87CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae87cf': '#AE87CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.529, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ae87cf">#AE87CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE87CF"

More Purple Colors

#AE87CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE87CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE87CF?

#AE87CF is a light purple — rgb(174, 135, 207) in RGB and hsl(273, 43%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.31.

What is the RGB value of #AE87CF?

#AE87CF is rgb(174, 135, 207) — red 174, green 135, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE87CF?

#AE87CF converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 35%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE87CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE87CF scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE87CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE87CF 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 15.75, which is visibly different.

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