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#AE87E8 Color

#AE87E8 is rgb(174, 135, 232) in RGB, hsl(264, 68%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 42%, 0%, 9%) 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 6.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE87E8
HEX#AE87E8
RGBrgb(174, 135, 232)
HSLhsl(264, 68%, 72%)
HSVhsv(264, 42%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 42%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.143 301.3)
LABlab(63.08% 29.97 -44.08)
LCHlch(63.08% 53.30 304.22)

What #AE87E8 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 #AE87E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.48Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 8.94Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.97Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.56Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.58Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 13.73

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

#AE87E8 Channel Values

How #AE87E8 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 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 68% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 42% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.83:1 vs white · 7.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE87E8 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 text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE87E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE87E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE87E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE87E8
Complementary
#C1E887
Analogous
#8791E8
Analogous
#DE87E8
Triadic
#E8AE87
Triadic
#87E8AE
Split comp.
#E8DE87
Split comp.
#91E887

Tints & Shades of #AE87E8

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

#B998EB
#C2A5EE
#CEB6F1
#D9C7F4
#E5D8F8
#EEE5FA

Shades

#915CE0
#7736D9
#5F23B8
#491B8D
#331363
#1F0B3C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE87E8.

How #AE87E8 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#AE87E8
Protanopia#8F8FE8
Protanomaly#9C8CE8
Deuteranopia#9595E7
Deuteranomaly#A090E8
Tritanopia#A09898
Tritanomaly#A691BD
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE87E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae87e8: #AE87E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE87E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae87e8': '#AE87E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.529, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_ae87e8">#AE87E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE87E8"

More Purple Colors

#AE87E8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE87E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE87E8?

#AE87E8 is a light purple — rgb(174, 135, 232) in RGB and hsl(264, 68%, 72%) 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 6.48.

What is the RGB value of #AE87E8?

#AE87E8 is rgb(174, 135, 232) — red 174, green 135, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE87E8?

#AE87E8 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 42%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE87E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE87E8 scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE87E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE87E8 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 10.97, which is visibly different.

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