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#AE88CD Color

#AE88CD is rgb(174, 136, 205) in RGB, hsl(273, 41%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE88CD
HEX#AE88CD
RGBrgb(174, 136, 205)
HSLhsl(273, 41%, 67%)
HSVhsv(273, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.107 309)
LABlab(62.31% 24.71 -30.27)
LCHlch(62.31% 39.08 309.23)

What #AE88CD 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 #AE88CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.05Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.77Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.12Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.67Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.61Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.6

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

#AE88CD Channel Values

How #AE88CD 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 136 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 41% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE88CD 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 text7.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE88CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE88CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE88CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE88CD
Complementary
#A7CD88
Analogous
#8C88CD
Analogous
#CD88CA
Triadic
#CDAE88
Triadic
#88CDAE
Split comp.
#CACD88
Split comp.
#88CD8C

Tints & Shades of #AE88CD

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

#B897D3
#C4A9DB
#CEB7E1
#DAC9E8
#E4D7EE
#F0E9F6

Shades

#9868C0
#824AB0
#6A3C90
#522F6F
#3A214F
#23142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE88CD.

How #AE88CD 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#AE88CD
Protanopia#8F8FCD
Protanomaly#9D8DCD
Deuteranopia#9696CC
Deuteranomaly#A091CD
Tritanopia#A59393
Tritanomaly#A98FAD
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE88CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae88cd: #AE88CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE88CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae88cd': '#AE88CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.533, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_ae88cd">#AE88CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE88CD"

More Purple Colors

#AE88CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE88CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE88CD?

#AE88CD is a light purple — rgb(174, 136, 205) in RGB and hsl(273, 41%, 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 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #AE88CD?

#AE88CD is rgb(174, 136, 205) — red 174, green 136, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE88CD?

#AE88CD converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE88CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE88CD scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE88CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE88CD 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 15.11, which is visibly different.

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