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#AE87ED Color

#AE87ED is rgb(174, 135, 237) in RGB, hsl(263, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 43%, 0%, 7%) 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 7.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE87ED
HEX#AE87ED
RGBrgb(174, 135, 237)
HSLhsl(263, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(263, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 43%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.149 300.2)
LABlab(63.28% 30.89 -46.52)
LCHlch(63.28% 55.84 303.59)

What #AE87ED 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 #AE87ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 7.73Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 8.79Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.77Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.61Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.26Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 14.54

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

#AE87ED Channel Values

How #AE87ED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.8:1 vs white · 7.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE87ED 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 text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE87ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE87ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE87ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE87ED
Complementary
#C6ED87
Analogous
#8793ED
Analogous
#E187ED
Triadic
#EDAE87
Triadic
#87EDAE
Split comp.
#EDE187
Split comp.
#93ED87

Tints & Shades of #AE87ED

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

#BA99F0
#C3A6F2
#CFB8F4
#D8C5F6
#E4D7F9
#EDE4FB

Shades

#905BE6
#722EE0
#5B1DBF
#481797
#33106A
#1E093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE87ED.

How #AE87ED 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#AE87ED
Protanopia#8F8FED
Protanomaly#9C8CED
Deuteranopia#9595EC
Deuteranomaly#A090ED
Tritanopia#9F9999
Tritanomaly#A592C0
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE87ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae87ed: #AE87ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE87ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae87ed': '#AE87ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.529, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ae87ed">#AE87ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE87ED"

More Purple Colors

#AE87ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE87ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE87ED?

#AE87ED is a light purple — rgb(174, 135, 237) in RGB and hsl(263, 74%, 73%) 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 7.73.

What is the RGB value of #AE87ED?

#AE87ED is rgb(174, 135, 237) — red 174, green 135, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE87ED?

#AE87ED converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 43%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE87ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE87ED scores 2.8:1 against white and 7.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE87ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE87ED 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 9.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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