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#AE8DC8 Color

#AE8DC8 is rgb(174, 141, 200) in RGB, hsl(274, 35%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 22%) 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 5.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE8DC8
HEX#AE8DC8
RGBrgb(174, 141, 200)
HSLhsl(274, 35%, 67%)
HSVhsv(274, 29%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.092 309.6)
LABlab(63.35% 21.22 -25.88)
LCHlch(63.35% 33.47 309.35)

What #AE8DC8 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 #AE8DC8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 5.62Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.59Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.75Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.75Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.34Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.6

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

#AE8DC8 Channel Values

How #AE8DC8 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 141 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 35% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 29% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.82:1 vs white · 7.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE8DC8 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 text2.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE8DC8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE8DC8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE8DC8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE8DC8
Complementary
#A7C88D
Analogous
#918DC8
Analogous
#C88DC4
Triadic
#C8AF8D
Triadic
#8DC8AF
Split comp.
#C4C88D
Split comp.
#8DC891

Tints & Shades of #AE8DC8

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

#B99BCF
#C5ACD7
#CEBADE
#DBCBE6
#E4D9ED
#F0EAF5

Shades

#996EB9
#8351A9
#6B428A
#53336B
#3B244C
#23162D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE8DC8.

How #AE8DC8 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#AE8DC8
Protanopia#9393C8
Protanomaly#9F91C8
Deuteranopia#9999C7
Deuteranomaly#A294C8
Tritanopia#A69696
Tritanomaly#AA93AC
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE8DC8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae8dc8: #AE8DC8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE8DC8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae8dc8': '#AE8DC8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.553, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_ae8dc8">#AE8DC8</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE8DC8"

More Purple Colors

#AE8DC8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE8DC8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE8DC8?

#AE8DC8 is a light purple — rgb(174, 141, 200) in RGB and hsl(274, 35%, 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 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #AE8DC8?

#AE8DC8 is rgb(174, 141, 200) — red 174, green 141, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE8DC8?

#AE8DC8 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE8DC8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE8DC8 scores 2.82:1 against white and 7.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE8DC8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE8DC8 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 14.32, which is visibly different.

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